The absolute energy positions of conduction and valence bands of selected semiconducting minerals

American Mineralogist

Volumn 85, Issue 3-4, 2000, Pages 543-556

  Yong, Xu ^a   Schoonen, Martin A A ^a  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATALYSTS; CONDUCTION BANDS; ELECTROLYTES; ENERGY GAP; MOS DEVICES; OXIDE MINERALS; OXIDE SEMICONDUCTORS; RARE EARTHS; REDOX REACTIONS; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; TRANSITION METAL COMPOUNDS; TRANSITION METALS;

CONDUCTION BAND EDGE; CONDUCTION BAND ELECTRONS; EMPIRICAL CALCULATIONS; METAL OXIDE SEMICONDUCTOR; SEMI-CONDUCTING METAL OXIDES; SEMICONDUCTOR ELECTROLYTE INTERFACES; TRANSITION METAL SULFIDES; VALENCE-BAND-EDGE ENERGIES;

VALENCE BANDS;

ENERGY; MINERAL SYNTHESIS; SEMICONDUCTOR INDUSTRY;

EID: 0342265131     PISSN: 0003004X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2138/am-2000-0416     Document Type: Article

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