The quantum mechanical extension of the drude zener theory and the optical constants of an alpha semiconductor

Journal of Computational and Theoretical Nanoscience

Volumn 6, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1770-1788

  Jensen, Barbara ^a   Jensen, Kevin L ^b  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alpha semiconductor; Cross sections; Dielectric constant; Drude model; Hyperbolic band structure; Optical constants; Scattering rates

Indexed keywords

ALPHA SEMICONDUCTOR; CROSS SECTIONS; DIELECTRIC CONSTANT; DRUDE MODEL; HYPERBOLIC BAND STRUCTURE; SCATTERING RATES;

BAND STRUCTURE; CERAMIC CAPACITORS; DIELECTRIC WAVEGUIDES; ELECTRON ENERGY LOSS SPECTROSCOPY; ELECTRON SCATTERING; OPTICAL CONSTANTS; PERMITTIVITY; PERTURBATION TECHNIQUES; RATE CONSTANTS;

INTEGRATED OPTOELECTRONICS;

EID: 70350164602     PISSN: 15461955     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1166/jctn.2009.1242     Document Type: Review

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