Semiconductor Band Gaps

Material
Energy gap (eV)
0K
300K
Si
1.17
1.11
Ge
0.74
0.66
InSb
0.23
0.17
InAs
0.43
0.36
InP
1.42
1.27
GaP
2.32
2.25
GaAs
1.52
1.43
GaSb
0.81
0.68
CdSe
1.84
1.74
CdTe
1.61
1.44
ZnO
3.44
3.2
ZnS
3.91
3.6

Data from Kittel, C., Introduction to Solid State Physics, 6th Ed., New York:John Wiley, 1986, p. 185.

Band theory of solidsSemiconductor band gaps
 Index

Tables

Reference
Thornton and Rex
Ch. 12
 
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Semiconductor Properties: Band Gaps, Effective Masses, Dielectric Constants

Semiconductor
Energy gap (eV)
at 273 K
Effective mass m*/mDielectric constant
Electrons
Holes
Ge
0.67
0.2
0.3
16
Si
1.14
0.33
0.5
12
InSb
0.16
0.013
0.6
18
InAs
0.33
0.02
0.4
14.5
InP
1.29
0.07
0.4
14
GaSb
0.67
0.047
0.5
15
GaAs
1.39
0.072
0.5
13
Band theory of solids
Electrons and holes
 Index

Tables

Reference
Blatt
Ch. 13
 
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