Reformulation of the tight-binding theory of band offset at semiconductor heterojunction

Physica B: Condensed Matter

Volumn 271, Issue 1-4, 1999, Pages 364-368

  Ekpunobi, A J ^a,b   Okeke, C E ^b   Animalu, A O E ^b  

^a NNAMDI AZIKIWE UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Bond offset; Heterojunction; Hybridization; Quantum defects

Indexed keywords

EID: 0347503108     PISSN: 09214526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0921-4526(99)00213-6     Document Type: Article

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