Theory of Heterojunction Discontinuities.

Abstract

Earlier self-consistent pseudopotential calculations of heterojunction band lineups were refined. A rational electrostatic potential matching scheme was developed, involving the mean interstitial potential of the two semiconductors, shifted by a dipole contribution calculable from electronegativity data. A model for small crystallographic anisotropics is described. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1978
Accession Number
ADA051991

Entities

People

  • Herbert Kroemer

Organizations

  • University of California, Santa Barbara

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Band Gaps
  • Band Structures
  • Bulk Semiconductors
  • Charge Transfer
  • Compound Semiconductors
  • Conduction Bands
  • Discontinuities
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Energy Bands
  • Engineering
  • Equations
  • Heterojunctions
  • Military Research
  • Semiconductor Devices
  • Semiconductors
  • Universities
  • Valence

Fields of Study

  • Materials science

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  • Quantum Chemistry
  • Quantum Dot Semiconductor Device Photonics and Graphene Optoelectronic Materials and THz Physics.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics