Ab initio finite-temperature excitons

Physical Review Letters

Volumn 101, Issue 10, 2008, Pages

  Marini, Andrea ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE ABSORPTION; ENERGY ABSORPTION; LIGHT ABSORPTION; SILICON; VIBRATIONS (MECHANICAL);

EXCITONIC STATES; FINITE TEMPERATURES; NON-RADIATIVE; OPTICAL-;

LATTICE VIBRATIONS;

EID: 51649120123     PISSN: 00319007     EISSN: 10797114     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.101.106405     Document Type: Article

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