Envelope-Function Equation and Motion of Wave Packet of the Superlattice

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关键词: variational method;    envelope function equation;    superlattice;    quantum well;    semiconductor superlattice energy band calculation;   

Others  :  1184260
DOI  :  10.4218/etrij.99.0199.0101

【 摘 要 】

We present a new description of envelope-function equation of the superlattice (SL). The SL wave function and corresponding effective-mass equation are formulated in terms of a linear combination of Bloch states of the constituent material with smaller ba

   

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