Tuning the Indirect Band Gap of Square Metallic Superlattices

Authors

  • M. A. Kher-Elden Physics Department, Faculty of Science, Al-Azhar University, Nasr City, E-11884, Cairo, Egypt
  • Z. M. Abd El-Fattah Physics Department, Faculty of Science, Al-Azhar University, Nasr City, E-11884, Cairo, Egypt
  • O. Yassin Physics Department, Faculty of Science, Al-Azhar University, Nasr City, E-11884, Cairo, Egypt
  • M. M. El-Okr Physics Department, Faculty of Science, Al-Azhar University, Nasr City, E-11884, Cairo, Egypt

Keywords:

Plane wave expansion, metallic superlattices, band structure, Shockley surface stats.

Abstract

Shockley surface states at noble metal surface are textbook examples of

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2017-08-17

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Kher-Elden, M. A., Abd El-Fattah, Z. M., Yassin, O., & El-Okr, M. M. (2017). Tuning the Indirect Band Gap of Square Metallic Superlattices. International Journal of Sciences: Basic and Applied Research (IJSBAR), 35(2), 113–122. Retrieved from https://www.gssrr.org/index.php/JournalOfBasicAndApplied/article/view/7868

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