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Ab initio study of optical absorption spectra of semiconductors and conjugated polymers

Conference ·
OSTI ID:806096
The effects of electron-hole interaction on the optical properties of a variety of materials have been calculated using an ab initio method based on solving the Bethe-Salpeter equation. Results on selected semiconductors, insulators, and semiconducting polymers are presented. In the cases of alpha-quartz (SiO2) and poly-phenylene-vinylene, resonant excitonic states qualitatively alter the absorption spectra.
Research Organization:
Ernest Orlando Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA (US)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Director, Office of Science. Office of Basic Energy Studies. Materials Science and Engineering Division; National Science Foundation (US)
DOE Contract Number:
AC03-76SF00098
OSTI ID:
806096
Report Number(s):
LBNL--46926
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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