Evolution of the band-gap and band-edge energies of the lattice-matched GaInAsSb/GaSb and GaInAsSb/InAs alloys as a function of composition

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 98, Issue 4, 2005, Pages

  Magri, Rita ^a   Zunger, Alex ^b   Kroemer, H ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

^b NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY LABORATORY   (United States)

^c University of California   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONDUCTION BAND; INTERPOLATIVE MODELS; VALENCE-BAND MAXIMUM ENERGY;

COMPOSITION; FUNCTIONS; INTERPOLATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

GALLIUM COMPOUNDS;

EID: 25144477354     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2010621     Document Type: Article

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