Theory of the temperature dependent dielectric function of semiconductors: from bulk to surfaces. Application to GaAs and Si

Physica Status Solidi (B) Basic Research

Volumn 247, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1881-1888

  Shkrebtii, Anatoli I ^a   Ibrahim, Zahraa A ^a,b   Teatro, Timothy ^a   Richter, Wolfgang ^c,d   Lee, Martin J G ^b   Henderson, Laura ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ONTARIO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^d TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Dielectric functions; Ellipsometry; Infrared spectra; Semiconductor surfaces

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956543374     PISSN: 03701972     EISSN: 15213951     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pssb.200983942     Document Type: Article

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