Electronic band structure

12 Apr 2010 | Animations | Contributor(s): Saumitra Raj Mehrotra, Gerhard Klimeck

In solid-state physics, the electronic band structure (or simply band structure) of a solid describes ranges of energy in which an electron is "forbidden" or "allowed". The band structure is also …

https://nanohub.org/resources/8814

Band Structure Lab Demonstration: Bulk Strain

12 Jun 2009 | Animations | Contributor(s): Gerhard Klimeck

This video shows an electronic structure calculation of bulk Si using Band Structure Lab. Several powerful features of this tool are demonstrated.

https://nanohub.org/resources/6815

Periodic Potential Lab Demonstration: Standard Kroenig-Penney Model

11 Jun 2009 | Animations | Contributor(s): Gerhard Klimeck, Benjamin P Haley

This video shows the simulation of a 1D square well using the Periodic Potential Lab. The calculated output includes plots of the allowed energybands, a table of the band edges and band gaps, plots …

https://nanohub.org/resources/6839