Abstract
We present calculations of the band structures and the imaginary part of the dielectric function as a function of energy for Ge and Si in the diamond, wurtzite, Si-III (BC-8) and Ge-III (ST-12) structures using the empirical pseudopotential method. In particular we have obtained the symmetries of wave functions along important symmetry directions and identified the major contributions to the optical structure. A further study is made into the optical properties of amorphous Ge and Si using our short-range-disorder model. We find that, unlike long-range-disorder models, short-range disorder can explain both the amorphous density of states and the amorphous . In particular we find that the spectrum has the same form as an averaged matrix element as a function of frequency.
- Received 11 April 1973
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.8.2733
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