Electron Spectrum of Gapless Semiconductors
By: by Isaak M. Tsidilkovski
Series: Springer Series in Solid-State Sciences, 0171-1873 -- 116; Springer series in solid-state sciences -- 116.
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published: 1997
Place of publication: Berlin, Heidelberg
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] /
Number of pages: 249
ISBN-13: 9783642604034
Description: Electron Spectrum of Gapless Semiconductors presents the peculiarities of physical properties of a comparatively new class of solids - gapless semiconductors (GS). These peculiarities are determined by the main feature of the elctron spectrum, namely the absence of a gap between the conduction and valence bands. GSs form a boundary between metals and semiconductors. On the other hand GSs are of practical interest since they are very sensitive to impurities, and to the influence of light, magnetic and electric fields, and pressure.