Variation in the Properties of Superlattices with Band Offsets

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The implications for recent reports of large valence band offsets the HgTe-CdTe heterojunction are examined. The variation of the band gap and effective mass for transport normal to the layers in the superlattice is examined in detail.

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    T. C. McGill, R. H. Miles, G. Y. Wu & T. J. Watson Sr

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McGill, T.C., Miles, R.H., Wu, G.Y. et al. Variation in the Properties of Superlattices with Band Offsets. MRS Online Proceedings Library 90, 143 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1557/PROC-90-143

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