Heterostructure and Quantum Well Physics

William R. Frensley

[This hyperdocument was adapted from Ch. 1 of Heterostructures and Quantum Devices, W. R. Frensley and N. G. Einspruch editors, A volume of VLSI Electronics: Microstructure Science. (Academic Press, San Diego, 1194) ISBN 0-12-234124-4]

• Contents
• Introduction
  • Atomic Structure of Heterojunctions
• Electronic Structure of Semiconductors
  • Energy Bands
  • Effective Mass Theory
• Heterojunction Band Alignment
  • Theories of the Band Alignment
  • Measurement of the Band Alignment
  • Physical Interpretation of the Band Alignment
• Quantum Wells
• Quasi-Equilibrium Properties of Heterostructures
  • Carrier Distribution and Screening
• Transport Properties
  • Drift-Diffusion Equation
  • Abrupt Structures and Thermionic Emission
  • Quantum-Mechanical Reflection
• Summary
• References
• References
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