PHYS 620 Lecture 7: Effective-Mass Theory, Landau Levels and Franz-Keldysh Oscillations

19 Mar 2013 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Roberto Merlin

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https://nanohub.org/resources/16826

Quantum Theory of Electrons in Periodic Latices

30 Jun 2011 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s): Dragica Vasileska

This set of handwritten notes is part of the semiconductor transport class. It describes the Bloch theorem, electrons in a crystal and the concept of effective mass.

https://nanohub.org/resources/11511

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: First-Time User Guide

15 Jun 2009 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s): Abhijeet Paul, Benjamin P Haley, Gerhard Klimeck

This document provides useful information about Band Structure Lab. First-time users will find basic ideas about the physics behind the tool such as band formation, the Hamiltonian description, and …

https://nanohub.org/resources/6935

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

Periodic Potential Lab: First-Time User Guide

07 Jun 2009 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s): Abhijeet Paul, Benjamin P Haley, Gerhard Klimeck, SungGeun Kim, Lynn Zentner

This document provides guidance to first-time users of the Periodic Potential Lab tool. It offers basic information about solutions to the Schröedinger Equation in case of periodic potential in …

https://nanohub.org/resources/6855

ECE 606 Lecture 6: Energy Bands (continued)

04 Feb 2009 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Muhammad A. Alam

Outline: Properties of electronic bands E-k diagram and constant energy surfaces Conclusions R. F. Pierret, "Advanced Semiconductor Fundamentals", Modular Series on Solid State Devices, Volume …

https://nanohub.org/resources/5780

Semiconductor Device Education Material

28 Jan 2008 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s): Gerhard Klimeck

This page has moved to "a Wiki page format" When we hear the words, semiconductor device, we may think first of the transistors in PCs or video game consoles, but transistors are the basic …

https://nanohub.org/resources/edu_semi

Periodic Potential Lab

19 Jan 2008 | Tools | Contributor(s): Abhijeet Paul, Junzhe Geng, Gerhard Klimeck

Solve the time independent schrodinger eqn. for arbitrary periodic potentials

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