Strain effects on the spectra of spontaneously ordered GaxIn1−xP

Abstract
Spontaneous (111) CuPt‐like ordering has been widely observed in GaxIn1−xP lattice matched (x=x0) to a GaAs(001) substrate. This leads to a band‐gap reduction ΔEg and to a valence‐band splitting ΔE12. We explore here the consequence of the coexistence of (001) epitaxial strain (produced by selecting xx0) and (111) chemical ordering. This leads to distinct changes in ΔEg and ΔE12 which could serve as new fingerprints of ordering.