The dependence of the energy gap in covalent semiconductors on short-range order. I. Diamond
- 28 August 1978
- journal article
- Published by IOP Publishing in Journal of Physics C: Solid State Physics
- Vol. 11 (16) , 3415-3423
- https://doi.org/10.1088/0022-3719/11/16/011
Abstract
The contributions made by successive atomic shells to the band gap in diamond are examined in detail. It is found that even though the energy levels lie above the maxima in the potential energy, the influence of shells beyond the third is slight.Keywords
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