Electronic Structure and Optical Properties of Semiconductors

Theoretical Concepts and Methods.- The One-Electron Model and Band Structure.- Properties of En (k).- Pseudopotentials.- The Empirical Pseudopotential Method.- Self-Consistent and Ab Initio Pseudopotentials.- Response Functions and Density of States.- Charge Density and Bonding.- Low Energy Probes of Semiconductors.- Band Gap Measurements.- Excitonic Effects Near Band Edges.- Cyclotron Resonance.- Doping Effects in Semiconductors.- Optical and Electronic Spectra of Semiconductors.- Modulation Spectroscopy.- High Energy Reflectivity Measurements.- Photoemission Spectra of Semiconductors.- Electron Energy Loss Spectroscopy for Semiconductors.- High Energy Probes of Semiconductors: X-Rays.- Crystal Structure Determinations.- Charge Density Determinations Using X-Rays.- Temperature Dependence of X-Ray Reflections.- Diamond and Zinc-Blende Structure Semiconductors.- Crystal Structure.- The Electronic Structure of Silicon.- The Electronic Structure of Germanium.- The Electronic Structure of Gray Tin.- Zinc-Blende Structure Semiconductors.- The Electronic Structure of Gallium Arsenide.- The Electronic Structure of Zinc Selenide.- The Electronic Structure of Other III-V and II-VI Semiconductors.- Wurtzite Structure Semiconductors.- The Electronic Structure of Hexagonal Zinc Sulfide.- The Electronic Structure of Hexagonal CdS and CdSe.- The Electronic Structure of Hexagonal ZnO.- Chalcopyrite Structure Semiconductors.- IV-VI Semiconductors.- Electronic Band Structure.- Applications of the Electronic Band Structure.- Triatomic, Layer, Chain, and Amorphous Models.- References.- Bibliography: Electronic Structure and Optical Properties of Semiconductors.- B.1 Properties of Semiconductors.- B.1.1 Charge Densities in Semiconductors.- B.1.2 Chemical Trends and Bonding in Semiconductors.- B.1.3 Compilation of Properties of Semiconductors.- B.1.4 Electronic Structure of Semiconductors.- B.1.5 Lattice Forces and Dynamics.- B.1.6 Optical and Dielectric Properties of Solids.- B.1.7 Photoemission and Electron Spectroscopies.- B.1.8 Temperature and Pressure Effects in Semiconductors.- B.2 General Semiconductor Articles.- B.2.1 II-VI Semiconductors.- B.2.2 III-V Semiconductors.- B.2.3 IV-IV Semiconductors.- B.2.4 IV-VI Semiconductors.- B.3 Chalcopyrite Semiconductors.- B.4 Properties of Specific Semiconductors.- B.4.1 Aluminum Antimonide.- B.4.2 Beryllium Oxide.- B.4.3 Bismuth Triiodide.- B.4.4 Cadmium Germanium Arsenide.- B.4.5 Cadmium Oxide.- B.4.6 Cadmium Selenide.- B.4.7 Cadmium Sulphide.- B.4.8 Cadmium Telluride.- B.4.9 Carbon.- B.4.10 Copper Bromide.- B.4.11 Copper Chloride.- B.4.12 Copper Iodide.- B.4.13 Gallium Antimonide.- B.4.14 Gallium Arsenide.- B.4.15 Gallium Phosphide.- B.4.16 Gallium Selenide.- B.4.17 Gallium Sulphide.- B.4.18 Gallium Telluride.- B.4.19 Germanium.- B.4.20 Germanium Telluride.- B.4.21 Indium Antimonide.- B.4.22 Indium Arsenide.- B.4.23 Indium Phosphide.- B.4.24 Lead Diiodide.- B.4.25 Lead Selenide.- B.4.26 Lead Sulphide.- B.4.27 Lead Telluride.- B.4.28 Magnesium Oxide.- B.4.29 Magnesium Silicide.- B.4.30 Mercury Selenide.- B.4.31 Mercury Sulphide.- B.4.32 Mercury Telluride.- B.4.33 Selenium.- B.4.34 Silicon.- B.4.35 Silver Chloride.- B.4.36 Silver Iodide.- B.4.37 Tellurium.- B.4.38 Tin.- B.4.39 Tin Diselenide.- B.4.40 Tin Disulphide.- B.4.41 Tin Telluride.- B.4.42 Zinc Germanium Phosphide.- B.4.43 Zinc Oxide.- B.4.44 Zinc Selenide.- B.4.45 Zinc Sulphide.- B.4.46 Zinc Telluride.