Plot Band Offset vs Lattice Constant No Phosphides

Source:

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# Make sure we import the local openbandparams version
import os
import sys
sys.path.insert(0,
    os.path.abspath(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), '../..')))
from openbandparams import *


import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
import numpy

T = 300

# initialize the plot
fig = plt.figure()
ax = fig.add_subplot(111)
plt.xlabel('Lattice Parameter at %g K ($\AA$)' % T)
plt.ylabel('Band Offset at %g K (eV)' % T)

# plot the binaries
x = []
y = []
label = []
for b in [AlAs, GaAs, InAs,
          AlSb, GaSb, InSb]:
    x.append(b.a(T=T))
    y.append(b.Eg(T=T) + b.VBO(T=T))
    label.append(b.name)
ax.plot(x, y, 'b.')

# label the binaries
for x, y, label in zip(x, y, label):
    ax.annotate(label, xy=(x, y), xytext=(-5, 5), ha='right', va='bottom',
                bbox=dict(linewidth=0, fc='white', alpha=0.9),
                textcoords='offset points')

# plot the ternaries
indices = numpy.arange(100)
fractions = numpy.linspace(0, 1, 100)
x = numpy.empty(100, dtype=numpy.float)
y = numpy.empty(100, dtype=numpy.float)
for tern in [AlGaAs, AlInAs, GaInAs,
             AlGaSb, AlInSb, GaInSb,
             AlAsSb, GaAsSb, InAsSb]:
    for i, f in zip(indices, fractions):
        instance = tern(x=f)
        x[i] = instance.a(T=T)
        y[i] = instance.Eg(T=T) + instance.VBO(T=T)
    ax.plot(x, y, 'b-')


# plot the binaries
x = []
y = []
label = []
for b in [AlAs, GaAs, InAs,
          AlSb, GaSb, InSb]:
    x.append(b.a(T=T))
    y.append(b.VBO(T=T))
    label.append(b.name)
ax.plot(x, y, 'r.')

# label the binaries
for x, y, label in zip(x, y, label):
    ax.annotate(label, xy=(x, y), xytext=(-5, 5), ha='right', va='bottom',
                bbox=dict(linewidth=0, fc='white', alpha=0.9),
                textcoords='offset points')

# plot the ternaries
indices = numpy.arange(100)
fractions = numpy.linspace(0, 1, 100)
x = numpy.empty(100, dtype=numpy.float)
y = numpy.empty(100, dtype=numpy.float)
for tern in [AlGaAs, AlInAs, GaInAs,
             AlGaSb, AlInSb, GaInSb,
             AlAsSb, GaAsSb, InAsSb]:
    for i, f in zip(indices, fractions):
        instance = tern(x=f)
        x[i] = instance.a(T=T)
        y[i] = instance.VBO(T=T)
    ax.plot(x, y, 'r-')

xmin, xmax = plt.xlim()
plt.xlim(xmin - 0.05, xmax)

if __name__ == '__main__':
    import sys
    if len(sys.argv) > 1:
        output_filename = sys.argv[1]
        plt.savefig(output_filename)
    else:
        plt.show()

Result: