Experimental and Theoretical Study of the Optical and Electronic Properties of Semiconductors and Transition Metal Compounds.

Abstract

The optical reflectivities of face-centered-cubic TiC, ZrC, TiN, and ZrN have been measured in the range 0.1<h bar omega<8.0eV. Subsequently, the electronic-energy-band structure for these compounds have been calculated using a modified empirical-pseudopotential method, and the structures in the reflectivities derived from these band structures show one-to-one correspondence to the structures in the experimental data; the agreement is to within 0.2eV. The charge distribution of these transition metal compounds were then calculated using the wave functions of the EPM calculations.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 30, 1976
Accession Number
ADA032996

Entities

People

  • C. Y. Fong
  • Frederick Wooten

Organizations

  • University of California, Davis

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Band Gaps
  • Band Structures
  • Carbides
  • Conduction Bands
  • Crystal Structure
  • Crystals
  • Energy Bands
  • Experimental Data
  • Metals
  • Optical Properties
  • Reflectivity
  • Semiconductors
  • Temperature Gradients
  • Transition Metals
  • Valence Bands
  • Wave Functions

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Materials Science and Engineering.
  • Quantum Chemistry
  • Surface Engineering/Surface Coating Technology.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics
  • Microelectronics - Graphene