Prediction of band offsets of the ternary alloy Si1-x-ySnxCy on Si

The band offsets and band gap for strained Si
_1-x-y
Sn
_x
C
_y
layers grown on Si substrate are estimated. The hydrostatic strain, the uniaxial strain and the intrinsic alloy effect are considered separately. The model is verified with the available bandgap energy of binary material.