Effective mass approximation for two extreme semiconductors: Band gap of PbS and CuBr nanoparticles

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 95, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 5035-5041

  Nanda, K K ^a,c   Kruis, F E ^a   Fissan, H ^a   Behera, S N ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUISBURG ESSEN   (Germany)

^b INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS   (India)

^c DUBLIN CITY UNIVERSITY   (Ireland)

^d BERHAMPUR UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; BOROSILICATE GLASS; BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; COPPER COMPOUNDS; ENERGY GAP; MATRIX ALGEBRA; PERMITTIVITY; SEMICONDUCTING LEAD COMPOUNDS; SILICA; THIN FILMS;

EFFECTIVE MASS APPROXIMATION (EMA); HARD-WALL BOUNDARY CONDITONS; SIZE-DEPENDENT BAND GAP (SDBG);

NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS;

EID: 2442453661     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1691184     Document Type: Article

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