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A Theoretical Study Of The Subband Structures And Tunneling In Polytype Heterostructures, Hong Chen
A Theoretical Study Of The Subband Structures And Tunneling In Polytype Heterostructures, Hong Chen
Theses
A theoretical study of the electronic and optical properties in polytype heterostructures is presented in this thesis.
In the first part of the thesis (Chap. 2 and Chap. 3), an explicit expression for calculating the subband structure and tunneling is formulated by the incorporation of the envelope function approximations and the transfer matrix technique. It is based on the k*p theory as done to date, but contains two significant improvements: a more realistic treatment of the spatial and energetic dependance of effective masses and band edges; the availability of the calculations, in favor of direct numerical evaluation, to various quantum …
Manufacturing Of Atomically Sharp Silicon Tips And Their Use As Photocathodes, W. I. Karian, Larry V. Knight, David D. Allred, A. Reyes-Mena
Manufacturing Of Atomically Sharp Silicon Tips And Their Use As Photocathodes, W. I. Karian, Larry V. Knight, David D. Allred, A. Reyes-Mena
Faculty Publications
The discovery and understanding of the photoelectric effect led to the study of photoemissive materials fall into two major categories: classical photoemitters and negative-electron-affinity (NEA) materials. Classical photoemitters usually involve an alkali metal, a group-V element such as phosphorus, silver, and/or oxygen. An example is the Ag-O-Cs (S1) photoemitter. NEA photocathodes consist of a photoconductive single crystal semiconductor covered with a thin layer of cesium and oxygen. This layer lowers the work function of the photocathode. A dipole layer is formed at the surface, and band bending occurs. This lowers the effective work function. An example is the GaAs(CsO) photocathode …