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Chapter 1 The Energy Band Theory of a Perfect Crystal |
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1 | (106) |
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1 | (3) |
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120 Orthogonalized Plane Wave and Pseudopotential Methods |
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4 | (17) |
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130 Further Discussion on Pseudopotential Methods(*) |
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21 | (16) |
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131 Density Functional Theory |
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21 | (2) |
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132 Self-Consistent Pseudopotential Calculation and Norm-Conserving Pseudopotential |
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23 | (2) |
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133 Local Density Approximation (LDA) of Exchange and Correlation Interactions and Quasi-Particles |
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25 | (4) |
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134 Crystal Total Energy and Structural Parameters |
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29 | (8) |
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140 Linear Combination of Atomic Orbitals |
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37 | (15) |
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150 k.p Method and Effective Mass |
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52 | (7) |
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160 Spin-Orbit Coupling and Splitting(*) |
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59 | (19) |
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170 Effects of Strain on Cubic Semiconductor Band Structures(*) |
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78 | (18) |
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171 Stress and Strain in Cubic Semiconductors |
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79 | (5) |
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172 Energy Band Shift and Splitting under Strain-Deformation Potential Theory |
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84 | (12) |
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180 Temperature Dependence of Semiconductor Band Energies(*) |
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96 | (11) |
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Chapter 2 Optical Properties of Semiconductors |
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107 | (114) |
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210 Intrinsic Absorption Close to the Absorption Edge |
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108 | (15) |
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211 Direct Transition Absorption Edge |
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109 | (5) |
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212 Indirect Transition Absorption Edge |
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114 | (9) |
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220 Excitons and Excitonic Effects |
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123 | (17) |
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123 | (7) |
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222 The Effects of Excitons on the Direct Transition Absorption Spectrum |
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130 | (4) |
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223 The Effects of Excitons on the Indirect Transition Absorption Spectrum |
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134 | (6) |
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230 High Energy Transition and Critical Point in the Brillouin Zone |
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140 | (6) |
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231 Joint Density of States and Critical Points |
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140 | (3) |
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232 Reflection Spectroscopy |
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143 | (3) |
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240 Modulation Spectroscopy(*) |
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146 | (19) |
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146 | (4) |
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242 Dielectric Function in the Absence of an Electric Field |
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150 | (1) |
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243 Local Expansions and the Simple Parabolic Model |
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151 | (2) |
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244 The Variation of Dielectric Function under Low Electric Field |
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153 | (5) |
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245 The Variation of Dielectric Function under Intermediate Electric Field. The Franz-Keldysh Effect |
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158 | (7) |
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250 Free Carrier Absorption |
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165 | (5) |
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165 | (2) |
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167 | (3) |
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170 | (14) |
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261 Stimulated Emission and Absorption. Spontaneous Emission |
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171 | (3) |
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262 Different Types of Luminescence Processes (Redundant Spontaneous Emission) |
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174 | (10) |
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270 Relations between Photoluminescence and Photoabsorption(*) |
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184 | (11) |
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271 Generalised Van Roosbroeck-Shockley Relation -- Light Amplification (Stimulated Emission) |
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184 | (2) |
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272 Electron-Lattice Interaction Effect Involving Localized States |
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186 | (3) |
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273 Photoluminescence Excitation (PLE) Spectra |
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189 | (6) |
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280 Inelastic Light Scattering in Semiconductors |
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195 | (19) |
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281 Terminologies and the Classical Theory |
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195 | (2) |
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282 Quantum Mechanical Theory of Raman Scattering |
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197 | (6) |
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283 Resonance Raman Scattering |
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203 | (2) |
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284 Stimulated Raman Scattering (SRS) |
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205 | (2) |
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207 | (7) |
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214 | (7) |
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Chapter 3 Electronic States at Defects and Impurities |
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221 | (118) |
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221 | (4) |
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225 | (9) |
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330 Effective Mass Theory |
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234 | (12) |
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340 Deep State Calculation Methods |
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246 | (9) |
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246 | (3) |
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342 Periodic Cell (Periodic Clusters or Super Cell) Method |
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249 | (1) |
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343 Green's Function Method |
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249 | (6) |
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350 Carrier Recombination Kinetics |
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255 | (11) |
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351 General Rate Equations |
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255 | (3) |
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352 Dominance Condition of Generation, Recombination and Trapping |
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258 | (3) |
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353 Steady-State Recombination-Generation Rate |
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261 | (5) |
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360 Trapping Transient Characterization of Bound States |
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266 | (22) |
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361 Trapping Transient Analysis in Semiconductor Junction Space Charge Regions |
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266 | (6) |
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362 Trapping Transient Analysis under the Constant Temperature Condition |
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272 | (8) |
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363 Deep Level Transient Spectroscopy (DLTS) |
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280 | (8) |
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370 Magnetic Resonance Absorption Characterization of Bound States(*) |
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288 | (15) |
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371 Interaction of Trapped Electrons with Magnetic Field |
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288 | (1) |
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372 Hyperfine Interaction |
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289 | (3) |
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292 | (6) |
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298 | (2) |
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300 | (1) |
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300 | (3) |
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380 Multiphonon Nonradiative Recombination(*) |
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303 | (12) |
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390 Lattice Relaxation Effects on Deep Levels(*) |
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315 | (24) |
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391 Jahn-Teller Distortion |
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315 | (1) |
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392 The Concept of Defect Energy Level and Negative U System |
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316 | (5) |
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393 Extrinsic Self-Trapping |
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321 | (3) |
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394 DX Center and EL2 Defects |
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324 | (15) |
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Chapter 4 Semiconductor Surfaces |
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339 | (64) |
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339 | (2) |
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420 Crystal Structure of the Surfaces |
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341 | (5) |
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421 2-Dimensional Periodicity |
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341 | (3) |
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422 Surface Reconstruction |
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344 | (2) |
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430 Surface Electronic States |
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346 | (27) |
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346 | (3) |
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432 Self-consistent Pseudopotential Method |
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349 | (12) |
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361 | (3) |
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434 Greens Function Method |
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364 | (9) |
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440 Further Discussions on the Surface Reconstruction |
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373 | (7) |
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373 | (1) |
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374 | (2) |
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376 | (1) |
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444 III-V Semiconductor Surfaces |
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377 | (3) |
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450 Experimental Methods in Studying the Surface |
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380 | (23) |
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380 | (6) |
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452 Photoelectron Spectroscopy |
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386 | (9) |
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453 Low Energy Electron Diffraction (LEED) |
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395 | (8) |
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Chapter 5 Low-Dimensional Semiconductor Structures |
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403 | (92) |
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403 | (3) |
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520 Heterojunction Band Offset |
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406 | (7) |
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413 | (16) |
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531 Bound States in the Quantum Wells |
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414 | (3) |
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532 Density of States in the Quantum Well |
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417 | (2) |
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533 Excitons in Quantum Wells |
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419 | (3) |
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534 Light Absorption and Emission from Optical Transition in Quantum Well |
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422 | (7) |
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429 | (9) |
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541 General Concepts--Energy Subbands and the Reduced Brillouin Zone of the Superlattices |
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429 | (5) |
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542 Energy Density of States of a Superlattice |
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434 | (1) |
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543 Motion of Electrons under an External Field |
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435 | (3) |
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550 Advanced Energy Band Theory of Quantum Well and Superlattice(*) |
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438 | (13) |
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438 | (3) |
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552 Effective Mass (or envelope function) Method and the Valence Band Mixing |
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441 | (7) |
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553 Pseudopotential Method |
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448 | (3) |
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560 Electric Field Effects(*) |
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451 | (16) |
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561 Modulation Spectroscopy of Low Dimensional Structures |
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451 | (5) |
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562 Quantum-Confined Stark Effect in Quantum Wells and Optical Modulation |
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456 | (4) |
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563 Wannier-Stark Ladder Effects in Superlattices |
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460 | (7) |
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570 Resonant Tunneling in Semiconductors |
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467 | (9) |
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580 Quantum Hall Effect(*) |
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476 | (10) |
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590 Quantum Wires and Quantum Dots |
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486 | (9) |
Appendix A Some Basic Formulae in Quantum Mechanics |
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495 | (6) |
Appendix B Some Basic Formulae in Solid State Physics |
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501 | (7) |
Appendix C Some Useful Definitions, Theorems and Tables in Group Theory |
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508 | (30) |
Appendix D Electron-Lattice Interaction Effects in Semiconductor Statistics |
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538 | (3) |
Appendix E Macroscopic Optical Response Functions of Solids |
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541 | (8) |
E1 Propagation of Electromagnetic Waves |
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541 | (1) |
E2 Reflection of Electromagnetic Waves |
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542 | (1) |
E3 Transmission of Electromagnetic Waves |
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543 | (1) |
E4 Kramers-Kronig Dispersion Relations |
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544 | (5) |
Appendix F Quantum Theory of Electron-Phonon Interaction |
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549 | (8) |
F1 Quantization of the Electromagnetic Field |
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549 | (5) |
F2 Mode Density of Photon Field and Some Related Definitions |
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554 | (3) |
Appendix G Some Useful Data and Tables |
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557 | (6) |
Subject Index |
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