X-Git-Url: https://www.hackdaworld.org/gitweb/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=solid_state_physics%2Ftutorial%2F1_06s.tex;h=4e965e31368b9f3353ef8b25dc84beb491688101;hb=6c4e0f74452033badf606ba05abc9c77b2331566;hp=f3d699245dd17b1ce1038f7576de916a868cb5e6;hpb=6d283effbe3004ef67ebae4a627ca228dcd8ad4c;p=lectures%2Flatex.git diff --git a/solid_state_physics/tutorial/1_06s.tex b/solid_state_physics/tutorial/1_06s.tex index f3d6992..4e965e3 100644 --- a/solid_state_physics/tutorial/1_06s.tex +++ b/solid_state_physics/tutorial/1_06s.tex @@ -51,11 +51,19 @@ =\ldots=5.97 \cdot 10^{-28} \, kg\frac{m}{s}$ \end{itemize} \item Phonon momentum necessary for transition:\\ - $p=\hbar \cdot \Delta k=\hbar \cdot 0.85 \, \frac{2\pi}{a} + $\Delta p=\hbar \cdot \Delta k=\hbar \cdot 0.85 \, \frac{2\pi}{a} =\frac{0.85 \, h}{a}=\ldots=1.04 \cdot 10^{-24} \, kg\frac{m}{s}$\\ $\rightarrow$ Phonon momentum 3 orders of magnitude below the momentum necessary for transition! - \item + \item \begin{itemize} + \item Photon momentum insufficient. + Momentum contribution of phonon (lattice vibration) required.\\ + $\Rightarrow$ Probability of transition very small. + \item Recombination energy of electron-hole pairs most probably + released as vibrational energy of the lattice.\\ + $\Rightarrow$ Only direct band gap semiconductors suitable for + effective photon generation. + \end{itemize} \end{enumerate} \section{\ldots}