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We review the basic theory of electronic and lattice dynamics in crystals and applicate it to wurtzite semiconductors. The semiclassical theory of the dielectric constant, of paramount importance to treat optical properties is introduced as well as the \(\mathbf{k.p }\) method for computing electronic states in the neighborhood of a band structure extremum.
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Gil, B. (2014). Electrons and Phonons in Wurtzitic Semi-conductors. In: Physics of Wurtzite Nitrides and Oxides. Springer Series in Materials Science, vol 197. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-06805-3_3
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