21st Century Nanoscience – A Handbook

3Optical Properties of Semiconductor Nanostructures

Andres Cantarero

University of Valencia

3.1     Electronic Band Structure of Semiconductor Nanostructures

Bloch Functions

The Two-Band Model

More Complex Bands

Low-Dimensional Nanostructures

Electronic Bands in SLs

3.2     Absorption Processes in Semiconductor Nanostructures

Fundamental Absorption

Excitonic Absorption

3.3     Ellipsometry

3.4     Modulation Techniques in Nanostructures

3.5     Emission Processes in Nanostructures

Band-to-Band Transitions

Bound Exciton Emission

Photolum inescence Excitation

3.6     Raman Scattering in Semiconductor Nanostructures

Raman Scattering Mechanisms

Raman Selection Rules

Phonons in Low-Dimensional Structures

References

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