Abstract
The energy bands of electrons in a one-dimensional periodic potential consisting of two different rectangular barriers and wells per period are calculated. The variation of the energy band structure as a function of the size of the wells in each period is presented. The results can be used to obtain the energy scheme of a superlattice with the layer structure of this model. The method used can be applied to solve for the band structure of an electron in a periodic potential consisting of multiple barriers per period.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 462-465 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | American Journal of Physics |
Volume | 55 |
Issue number | 5 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - May 1987 |
Keywords
- BAND STRUCTURE
- BAND THEORY CALCULATIONS
- POTENTIAL BARRIER
- SOLIDS
- SUPERLATTICES