Pseudopotential Band Calculations along a High-Symmetry Axis. Part 2. Spin-Orbit Interaction and the (111) Direction

Abstract

A rapidly convergent method for band structure calculations, based on a cylindrical coordinates expansion, is generalized to include the spin-orbit interaction. This approach is advantageous particularly for materials highly anisotropic in one direction. The pertinent wave equations are tested for the PbSe low bands along the Tau-L line. The results compare well with PbSe known band structure except where the bands group together to form degenerate, or near degenerate, equal parity clusters.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1991
Accession Number
ADA252397

Entities

People

  • D. Y. Agassi
  • J. B. Restorff

Organizations

  • Naval Surface Warfare Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Band Gaps
  • Band Structures
  • Bessel Functions
  • Crystal Structure
  • Differential Equations
  • Energy Bands
  • Equations
  • Materials
  • Narrow Band Gap Semiconductors
  • Periodic Functions
  • Schrodinger Equation
  • Semiconductors
  • Solid State Physics
  • Standards
  • Three Dimensional
  • Wave Equations
  • Wave Functions

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Fluid Dynamics.
  • Materials Science and Engineering.
  • Quantum spin resonance or Electron Paramagnetic Resonance spectroscopy.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics
  • Space
  • Space - Hall-Effect Thruster