Interface states in junctions of two semiconductors with intersecting dispersion curves
Condensed Matter
2009-10-31 v3
Abstract
A novel type of shallow interface state in junctions of two semiconductors without band inversion is identified within the envelope function approximation, using the two-band model. It occurs in abrupt junctions when the interband velocity matrix elements of the two semiconductors differ and the bulk dispersion curves intersect. The in-plane dispersion of the interface state is found to be confined to a finite range of momenta centered around the point of intersection. These states turn out to exist also in graded junctions, with essentially the same properties as in the abrupt case.
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@article{arxiv.cond-mat/9806135,
title = {Interface states in junctions of two semiconductors with intersecting dispersion curves},
author = {A. V. Kolesnikov and R. Lipperheide and A. P. Silin and U. Wille},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/9806135},
year = {2009}
}
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