Investigation of effective mass of carriers in Bi2Te 3/Sb2Te3 superlattices via electronic structure studies on its component crystals

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 89, Issue 15, 2006, Pages

  Wang, Guofeng ^a   Cagin, Tahir ^a  

^a Texas AandM University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BAND EDGE DEGENERACY; SUPERLATTICE GROWTH; THERMOELECTRIC PROPERTIES;

CRYSTAL GROWTH; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE; SEMICONDUCTING BISMUTH COMPOUNDS; SUPERLATTICES; TENSILE STRENGTH;

CARRIER CONCENTRATION;

EID: 33750006824     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2360191     Document Type: Article

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