Drastic reduction in band gap due to pairing of carriers and exciton-lattice interaction in non-metallic solids

Jai Singh

doi:10.1016/0009-2614(88)85122-4

Drastic reduction in band gap due to pairing of carriers and exciton-lattice interaction in non-metallic solids

Jai Singh

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It is shown that the band gap of some non-metallic solids can be drastically reduced due to formation of a bound exciton-exciton state in a highly deformed lattice. Such states may lie within the valence band reducing the energy gap to zero.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	447-450
Number of pages	4
Journal	Chemical Physics Letters
Volume	149
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0009-2614(88)85122-4
Publication status	Published - 26 Aug 1988

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