Optical and Electronic Properties of II-VI Group Semiconductor Nanomaterials from Energy Gaps

  • Authors

    • Rahul Jain
    • K M Singh
    https://doi.org/10.14419/ijet.v7i3.1.16813

    Received date: August 4, 2018

    Accepted date: August 4, 2018

    Published date: August 4, 2018

  • Electronic Polarisability, Energy Gap, Fermi Energy, Ionocity and Refractive Index.

  • Abstract

    A simple relation between the energy gap and refractive index is given for II-VI group semiconductors. Optical and electronic properties are evaluated by proposing a relation between energy gap and refractive index. The computed values are in fair agreement with the experimental values and earlier researches. This work emphasizes the understanding of interrelation between these parameters.

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    Jain, R., & M Singh, K. (2018). Optical and Electronic Properties of II-VI Group Semiconductor Nanomaterials from Energy Gaps. International Journal of Engineering and Technology, 7(3.1), 121-123. https://doi.org/10.14419/ijet.v7i3.1.16813