# Electron-electron and electron-hole interactions in small semiconductor crystallites : The size dependence of the lowest excited electronic state

@article{Brus1984ElectronelectronAE,
title={Electron-electron and electron-hole interactions in small semiconductor crystallites : The size dependence of the lowest excited electronic state},
author={Louis E Brus},
journal={SPIE milestone series},
year={1984},
volume={180},
pages={23-29}
}
• L. Brus
• Published 1 May 1984
• Materials Science, Chemistry
• SPIE milestone series
We model, in an elementary way, the excited electronic states of semiconductor crystallites sufficiently small (∼ 50 A diam) that the electronic properties differ from those of bulk materials. In this limit the excited states and ionization processes assume a molecular-like character. However, diffraction of bonding electrons by the periodic lattice potential remains of paramount importance in the crystallite electronic structure. Schrodinger's equation is solved at the same level of…
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