Dipole waves in semiconductors: The dielectric function and plasma oscillations of silicon

Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 207-220

  Herrendorfer D ^a   Patterson, C H ^a  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

A. semiconductors; C. ab initia calculations; D. dielectric properties

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; CHEMICAL BONDS; DIELECTRIC PROPERTIES OF SOLIDS; ELECTRIC FIELD EFFECTS; ELECTRONS; ELECTROSTATICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PLASMA OSCILLATIONS; POLARIZATION;

BOND BOND INTERACTIONS; BOND POLARIZABILITY; CLAUSIUS MOSSOTTI RELATIONSHIP; DIELECTRIC LOSS FUNCTION; DIPOLAR LOCAL FIELDS; DIPOLE WAVES; DISCRETE DIPOLE MODEL; OPTICAL TRANSITIONS; VALENCE ELECTRON PAIR;

SEMICONDUCTING SILICON;

EID: 0042944677     PISSN: 00223697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3697(96)00131-X     Document Type: Article

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