Landolt-Brnstein Substance/Property Index 
III/41: Semiconductors 
(revised and extended contents of the volumes III/17 and III/22) 
Subvolume III/41B: II-VI and I-VII compounds, semimagnetic compounds 

General Introduction 

List of substances 

Compounds with two elements 

II-VI compounds, general dataI-VII compounds, general dataII-V manganese compounds,

 general dataAgBr 
AgClAgFAgIBaO 
BaS 
Be-VI compounds, general dataBeO 
BeS

Compounds with three elements 

semimagnetic semiconductors, general data 

Cax Ba1-x S Cd1-x Nix TeCdx Ca1-x O CdS1-x SexCd1-x Cox S CdS1-x Tex

Cd1-x Cox Se CdSex Te1-x

Cd1-x Cox Te Cdx Sr1-x OCd1-x Crx S Ga1-x Mnx AsCd1-x Crx Te Ge1-x Mnx Te

Cd1-x Fex S Hg1-x Cdx Se

Cd1-x Fex Se Hg1-x Cdx TeCd1-x Fex Te Hg1-x Cox Se

(Cd1-x Mnx )3 As2 Hg1-x Crx SeCd1-x Mnx S Hg1-x Fex SCd1-x Mnx Se Hg1-x Fex SeCd1-x Mnx Te Hg1-x Fex Te

Compounds with four elements 

Cdx Hgy Mnz SeCdx Hgy Mnz TeCd(Te,Se,S)
Cdx Zny Mnz Te 

Hg1-x Mnx Te1-y Sey 

BeSe HgS 
BeTe HgSe 
CaO HgTe 
CaS MgO 
CdO MgS 
CdS MgSe 
CdSe MgTe 
CdTe SrO 
.-CuBr ZnO 
.-CuCl ZnS 
CuF ZnSe 
.-CuI ZnTe 
HgO 
Hg1-x Mnx S Sn1-x Mnx Te Zn1-x Fex Se 
Hg1-x Mnx Se Srx Ba1-x O Zn1-x Fex Te 
Hg1-x Mnx Te Srx Ca1-x S Znx Hg1-x Se 
Hg1-x Znx Te Znx Cd1-x O (Zn1-x Mnx )3 As2 
In1-x Mnx As Znx Cd1-x S Zn1-x Mnx S 
Mgx Ca1-x O Znx Cd1-x Se Zn1-x Mnx Se 
Pb1-x Eux S Znx Cd1-x Te Zn1-x Mnx Te 
Pb1-x Eux Se Zn1-x Cox S Zn1-x Nix S 
Pb1-x Eux Te Zn1-x Cox Se Zn1-x Nix Se 
Pb1-x Gdx Te Zn1-x Cox Te ZnS1-x Sex 
Pb1-x Mnx S Zn1-x Crx S ZnS1-x Tex 
Pb1-x Mnx Se Zn1-x Crx Se ZnSex Te1-x 
Pb1-x Mnx Te Zn1-x Crx Te 
Sn1-x Gdx Te Zn1-x Fex S 
Pb1-x-y Sny Mnx Se 
Pb1-x-y Sny Mnx Te 
Zn1-y Cdy Sx Se1-x 
Zn1-y Cdy Sex Te1-x 
Zn(Te,Se,S) 


Silver bromide (AgBr) 
band structure 
band gap, indirect edge 
exciton energies 
g-factors 
band gap, direct edge 
effective masses 
deformation potentials and related parameters 
biexciton parameters 
further remarks to electronic properties 
impurities and intrinsic defects: bound excitons 
impurities and intrinsic defects: infrared absorption spectra 
impurities and intrinsic defects: transient infrared absorption spectra 
crystal structure, high pressure modifications, lattice parameters, thermal expansion 
phonon dispersion 
phonon frequencies and wavenumbers, Debye-Waller factors and related data 
elastic moduli and compliances 
Grueneisen parameters, bulk modulus, compressibility 
electrical and ionic transport properties 
optical properties, dielectric constants 
Debye temperature, heat capacity, melting point, density 
physical properties of AgBr(1-x)Cl(x) and AgBr(1-x)I(x) mixed crystals 
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Silver chloride (AgCl) 
Debye temperature, heat capacity, melting point, density 
band structure 
energy gaps, indirect edge 
deformation potential 
exciton binding energy, exchange interaction, g-factor 
energy gaps, direct edge 
effective masses, further band parameters 
further remarks to band structure 
impurities and intrinsic defects: bound excitons 
impurities and intrinsic defects: infrared absorption spectra 
impurities and intrinsic defects: transient infrared absorption spectra 
impurities and intrinsic defects: self-trapped exciton and hole state (STE, STH) 
impurities and intrinsic defects: ODMR spectra 
crystal structure, lattice parameters, thermal expansion 
phonon dispersion, frequencies and wavenumbers 
elastic moduli and compliances 
bulk modulus, compressibility. mode Grueneisen parameters 
electrical and thermal transport 
refractive index, dielectric constants 
reflectivity, luminescence 
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Silver monofluoride (AgF) 
characterization, band structure and energies 
crystal structure, lattice parameters, phonon frequencies 
dielectric constants, refractive index 
Debye temperature, melting point, density 
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Silver iodide (AgI) back to top 
band structure, energy gaps: beta-AgI (wurtzite) 
edge exciton transition energies: beta-AgI (wurtzite) 
transitions to higher excited exciton states: beta-AgI (wurtzite) 
spin-orbit, crystal field and longitudinal-transverse splitting energies (beta-AgI) 
exciton radius and binding energies 
effective and reduced masses 
electronic properties of beta-AgI (zincblende) 
electronic properties of f.c.c.-AgI (NaCl-type) 
crystal structure, high pressure modifications, lattice parameters 
phonon dispersion and frequencies, Debye-Waller factors 
sound velocities, elastic moduli and compliances, compressibility and related data 
lattice properties of gamma-AgI and f.c.c-AgI 
ionic transport and related properties 
dielectric constants 
piezoelectric stress coefficient 
far-infrared reflectivity and transmission 
Debye temperature, melting point, density, heat capacity 
AgBr(1-x)I(x), AgI(1-x)Cl(x) and Ag(x)Cu(1-x)I mixed crystals 
Barium oxide (BaO) back to top 
band structure, energy gap 
effective masses, Frhlich coupling constant 
impurities and defects 
crystal structure, lattice parameters, thermal expansion 
phonon dispersion and phonon frequencies 
sound velocities, elastic moduli 
bulk modulus, effective ion charge 
electrical and thermal transport properties 
dielectric constants, optical and photoelectric properties 
magnetic properties 
Debye temperature, heat capacity, density, melting and boiling points 
thermodynamical properties 
Barium sulfide (BaS) back to top 
physical properties 
Beryllium oxide (BeO) back to top 
electronic properties 
impurities and defects 
lattice properties 
transport and optical properties 
optical properties 
further properties 
Beryllium sulfide (BeS) back to top 
physical properties 
Beryllium selenide (BeSe) back to top 
physical properties 


Beryllium telluride (BeTe) 
physical properties 
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Beryllium compounds (Be-VI) 
general properties 
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Ca(x)Ba(1-x)S 
properties of IIA-VIB compounds 
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Calcium oxide (CaO) 
band structure 
energy gap, interband transition energies 
effective and polaron masses, Frhlich coupling constant 
impurities and defects 
crystal structure, lattice parameters, thermal expansion 
phonon dispersion and phonon frequencies 
sound velocities, elastic moduli 
Young's, shear and bulk modulus, Poisson's ratio 
compressibility, Grueneisen parameter, effective ion charge 
electrical and thermal transport properties 
dielectric constants, optical properties 
magnetic properties 
Debye temperature, heat capacity, density, melting and boiling points, hardness 
thermodynamic properties 
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Calcium sulfide (CaS) 
physical properties 
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Cadmium cobalt sulfide (Cd(1-x)Co(x)S) 
physical properties 
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Cadmium cobalt selenide (Cd(1-x)Co(x)Se) 
physical properties 
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Cadmium cobalt telluride (Cd(1-x)Co(x)Te) 
physical properties 
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Cadmium chromium sulfide (Cd(1-x)Cr(x)S) 
physical properties 
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Cadmium chromium telluride (Cd(1-x)Cr(x)Te) 
physical properties 
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Cadmium iron sulfide (Cd(1-x)Fe(x)S) 
physical properties 
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Cadmium iron selenide (Cd(1-x)Fe(x)Se) 
physical properties 
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Cadmium iron telluride (Cd(1-x)Fe(x)Te) 
physical properties 
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Cadmium manganese sulfide (Cd(1-x)Mn(x)S) 
physical properties 
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Cadmium manganese selenide (Cd(1-x)Mn(x)Se) 
physical properties 
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Cadmium manganese telluride (Cd(1-x)Mn(x)Te) 
electronic properties 
lattice, transport and magnetic properties 
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Cadmium manganese arsenide: (Cd(1-x)Mn(x))3As2 
physical properties 
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Cd(1-x)Ni(x)Te 
general properties 
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Cd(Te,Se,S) 
physical properties 
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properties of IIA-VIB compounds 
Cd(x)Ca(1-x)O back to top 
Cd(x)Hg(y)Mn(z)Se 
physical properties 
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Cd(x)Hg(y)Mn(z)Te 
physical properties 
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Cd(x)Sr(1-x)O 
properties of IIA-VIB compounds 
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Cd(x)Zn(y)Mn(z)Te 
physical properties 
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Cadmium oxide (CdO) 
band structure 
band energies at symmetry points 
energy gap 
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interband transition energies 
effective masses, g-factor and related parameters 
impurities and defects 
crystal structure, lattice parameters, thermal expansion 
phonon properties and frequencies, effective ion charge 
transport properties, carrier mobilitities 
optical and photoelectric properties, dielectric constants, plasmon energy 
magnetic properties 
Debye temperature, heat capacity, melting point, density 
thermodynamic properties, vapor pressure, phase diagram 

Cadmium sulfide (CdS) back to top 
band structure, hexagonal modification 
valence band energies, hexagonal modification 
energy gaps, hexagonal modification 
splitting parameters, hexagonal modification 
k-linear terms, hexagonal modification 
energy gap pressure and temperature coefficients, hexagonal modification 
interband transition energies, hexagonal modification 
deformation potentials, hexagonal modification 
free carrier effective masses, hexagonal modification 
g-factors, hexagonal modification 
diamagnetic shift, Luttinger parameter, deformation potentials, 
free excitons, hexagonal modification 
further exciton energies, hexagonal modification 
exciton polaritons: A-exciton, hexagonal modification 
exciton polaritons: B-exciton, hexagonal modification 
dense exciton systems, hexagonal modification 
biexciton energy, hexagonal modification 
electron-hole liquids, highly excited CdS, hexagonal modification 
further exciton data, exciton-phonon coupling, oscillator strengths and other parameters 
band structure, energy gap, cubic modification 
interband transition energies and effective masses, cubic modification 
band structure, zincblende modification 
ionization and excitation energies of impurities and defects 
capture cross-sections of impurities 
further data on impurities 
impurity (defect) bound excitons 
donor-acceptor pairs transitions 
crystal structure, modifications 
lattice parameters, thermal expansion 
phonon dispersion 
phonon wavenumbers, mean square displacements 
Raman wavenumbers 
local modes 
sound velocities and absorption 
elastic moduli and compliances 
piezoelectric stress and strain coefficients 
electromechanical coupling factor 
vibrational amplitudes, bulk modulus 
compressibilities, Grueneisen parameters, effective charges 
transport mechanism 


intrinsic conductivity and carrier concentrations 
electrical and thermal conductivity, resistivity, magnetoresistance 
photoconductivity 
electron mobilities 
hole mobilities 
diffusion of carriers and ions 
Seebeck and Nernst coefficient 
optical properties (general), refractive index and birefringence, Sellmeier coefficients 
absorption coefficient, reflectance 
dielectric constants 
Verdet constant 
photoelastic coefficient, nonlinear optics 
two photon absorption 
optical rectification and bistability 
linear and quadratic electrooptic coefficients 
Schottky barrier heights 
optical and ESR spectra of iron-group-element-impurities 
magnetic properties 
Debye temperature, heat capacity, density, melting point, hardness 
thermodynamic properties, vapor pressure, phase diagram 
CdS(1-x)Se(x) back to top 
electronic properties 
impurities and defects, lattice and transport properties 
optical properties 
CdS(1-x)Te(x) back to top 
physical properties 
Cadmium selenide (CdSe) back to top 
band structure, hexagonal modification 
energy gaps, hexagonal modification 
valence band splitting parameters, hexagonal modification 
energy gap, temperature and pressure coefficients, hexagonal modification 
interband transition energies, hexagonal modification 
Luttinger parameters, deformation potentials, hexagonal modification 
effective masses, Frhlich coupling constant, hexagonal modification 
g-factors, hexagonal modification 
exciton energies, hexagonal modification 
excitonic polaritons, oscillator strengths, biexcitons, hexagonal modification 
dense exciton systems, hexagonal modification 
electronic properties, cubic modification 
electronic properties, zincblende modification 
impurities and defects: ionization energies 
further data on shallow and deep impurities 
impurity bound excitons 
crystal structure, modifications 
lattice parameters, thermal expansion 
phonon dispersion 
phonon wavenumbers, mean square displacements 


local mode wavenumbers 
sound velocities 
elastic moduli 
piezoelectric strain and stress coefficients, electromechanical coupling factor 
Young's and bulk modulus, compressibility, effective charges 
electrical transport 
electrical conductivity, carrier concentration, magnetoresistance 
photoconductivity and thermal conductivity 
electron mobilities 
hole mobility, carrier and ion diffusion 
thermoelectric power 
optical properties, general, refractive index 
isotopic wavelength, Sellmeier coefficients 
refractive index, birefringence 
absorption, reflection, luminescence 
dielectric constants 
two photon absorption 
optical and ESR spectra of iron-group element impurities 
electrooptic and non-linear coefficients 
magnetic properties 
Debye temperature, heat capacity, density, melting point, hardness 
thermodynamical properties, phase diagram 
CdSe(x)Te(1-x) back to top 
electronic properties 
impurities and defects 
transport and optical properties 
Cadmium telluride (CdTe) back to top 
band structure 
band energies at symmetry points 
energy gap 
critical point and splitting energies 
effective masses 
g-factors, k-linear terms 
Kane and Luttinger parameters of valence band, polaron coupling constant 
deformation potentials 
excitons 
impurities and defects: ionization energies 
intrinsic defects and defect complexes 
energy position and capture cross sections of traps 
bound excitons, donor-acceptor pairs 
crystal structure, modifications 
lattice parameter, thermal expansion 

phonon dispersion, phonon frequencies and wavenumbers, local modes, mean square displacements 
sound velocities, elastic moduli 
bulk modulus, compressibility, ionicity, effective ion charge 
Grueneisen parameter, stress and strain coefficient 
electrical and thermal transport, carrier mobilities 
optical properties, refractive index, dielectric constants, two-photon absorption 
Debye temperature, heat capacity, density, melting point, hardness 
thermodynamic properties, vapor pressure, phase diagram 


Cuprous fluoride (CuF) back to top 
physical properties 
Gallium manganese arsenide (Ga(1-x)Mn(x)As) back to top 
physical properties 
Cuprous bromide (gamma-CuBr) back to top 
lattice parameters, thermal expansion 
band structure, energy gaps 
exciton energies 
higher exciton states 
edge exciton energies 
exciton splitting energies 
spin-orbit splitting energy 
exciton exchange energies 
exciton radii, binding energies and other exciton parameters 
effective masses 
biexciton parameters 
Luttinger parameters, g-factors 
deformation potentials 
electronic properties of NaCl-type CuBr 
crystal structure, high-pressure modifications 
phonon dispersion and frequencies, Debye-Waller factor 
elastic moduli 
compressibility, bulk modulus, internal strain, Grueneisen parameter, effective charges 
ionic conductivity 
dielectric constants, refractive index 
birefringence, electrooptic and elastooptic constants 
second order nonlinear parameters 
magnetic susceptibility 
Debye temperature, heat capacity, melting point, density 
Cuprous chloride (gamma-CuCl) back to top 
transition energies to higher excited exciton states 
exciton splitting energies 
spin-orbit splitting energies 
exchange energies 
exciton radii and binding energy 
mean square displacements, Debye-Waller factors, line widths 
biexcitons 
free carrier effective masses 
exciton effective masses 
g-factors 
deformation potentials 
localized excitons 
further remarks to electronic properties 
electronic properties of NaCl-type CuCl 
crystal structure, space group 
lattice parameter, thermal expansion, compressibility 
phonon dispersion 


phonon frequencies, wavenumbers and related data 
elastic moduli, mode Grueneisen parameters, effective charges 
compressibility, bulk modulus, internal strain parameter 
ambipolar diffusion of excitons 
ionic conductivity 
optical properties, dielectric constants, refractive index 
piezoelectric stress coefficient 
electrooptic and piezooptic constants, piezobirefringence 
second-order nonlinear dielectric susceptibility 
third-order nonlinear dielectric susceptibility electromagnetic coupling constant 
magnetic susceptibility 
Debye temperature, melting point, density 
band structure 
energy gaps 
critical point energies 
exciton energies, oscillator strength, polariton dispersion 

Cuprous iodide (gamma-CuI) back to top 

lattice parameters, thermal expansion 

band structure, energy gap 

exciton transition and splitting energies 

spin-orbit splitting energy 

exciton radii, binding energy and other exciton parameters 

effective masses 

g-factors 

deformation potentials 

electronic properties of NaCl-type CuI 

crystal structure, high pressure modifications 

phonon dispersion and frequencies and related data, Debye-Waller factors 

elastic moduli, compressibility, bulk modulus, internal strain, Grueneisen parameter, effective 

charge 

ionic conductivity 

dielectric constants, refractive index 

birefringence, piezoelectric, piezooptic and other optical constants 

magnetic susceptibility 

Debye temperature, heat capacity, melting point, density 

Germanium manganese telluride (Ge(1-x)Mn(x)Te) back to top 
physical properties 

Hg(1-x)Cd(x)Se back to top 
electronic properties 
lattice properties 
transport and optical properties 

Hg(1-x)Cd(x)Te back to top 
band structure, energy gap 
interband transition energies, further band parameters 
effective masses 
impurity levels 


lattice properties 
transport properties 
optical properties 
Mercury cobalt selenide (Hg(1-x)Co(x)Se) 
physical properties 
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Mercury chromium selenide (Hg(1-x)Cr(x)Se) 
physical properties 
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Mercury iron sulfide (Hg(1-x)Fe(x)S) 
physical properties 
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Mercury iron selenide (Hg(1-x)Fe(x)Se) 
physical properties 
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Mercury iron telluride (Hg(1-x)Fe(x)Te) 
physical properties 
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Mercury manganese sulfide (Hg(1-x)Mn(x)S) 
physical properties 
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Mercury manganese selenide (Hg(1-x)Mn(x)Se) 
electronic properties 
transport and magnetic properties 
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Mercury manganese telluride (Hg(1-x)Mn(x)Te) 
band structure, general 
band structure parameters 
effective mass, g-factor, exchange constants 
impurities 
lattice properties, dielectric constants 
transport mechanisms, insulator-metal transition 
optical and magnetic properties 
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Hg(1-x)Mn(x)Te(1-y)Se(y) 
physical properties 
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Hg(1-x)Zn(x)Te 
physical properties 
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Mercury oxide (HgO) 
crystal structure, physical properties 
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Mercury sulfide (HgS) back to top 
crystal structure, modifications 
band energies, impurities: alpha-HgS (trigonal) (red cinnabar) 
lattice properties: alpha-HgS (trigonal) (red cinnabar) 
transport properties: alpha-HgS (trigonal) (red cinnabar) 
optical properties, dielectric constants: alpha-HgS (trigonal) (red cinnabar) 
crystal structure, lattice parameters, bulk modulus: beta-HgS (zincblende structure) 
band structure, energy gap, effective masses: beta-HgS (zincblende structure) 
further lattice properties: beta-HgS (zincblende structure) 
transport, optical and further properties: beta-HgS (zincblende structure) 
Debye temperature, heat capacity, melting point, density, hardness 
thermodynamic properties 
Mercury selenide (HgSe) back to top 
band structure, energy gap 
interband transition and splitting energies, effective masses, g-factor 
Luttinger and Kane parameters of the valence band 
impurities and defects 
crystal structure, lattice parameters 
phonon dispersion and phonon wavenumbers 
elastic moduli 
effective charge, bulk modulus, compressibility 
electrical conductivity, electron mobility 
optical properties, dielectric constants 
Debye temperature, heat capacity, melting point, density, hardness 
thermodynamical properties, vapor pressure, phase diagram 
Mercury telluride (HgTe) back to top 
band structure, band energies at symmetry points 
energy gap 
critical point energies 
spin-orbit splitting, k-linear term 
effective masses 
g-factors 
Luttinger and Kane parameters 
impurities and defects 
crystal structure, modifications 
lattice parameters 
thermal expansion 
phonon dispersion, phonon energies and wavenumbers 
elastic moduli, sound velocity 
bulk modulus, effective charge, Grueneisen parameter 
electrical transport, conductivity, mobility 
optical properties, dielectric constants 
Debye temperature, melting point, density, heat capacity, hardness 
thermodynamical properties, vapor pressure, phase diagram 
Indium manganese arsenide (In(1-x)Mn(x)As) back to top 
physical properties 


Mg(x)Ca(1-x)O 
properties of IIA-VIB compounds 
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Magnesium oxide (MgO) 
band structure 
energy gap, interband transition energies 
impurities and defects 
crystal structure, lattice parameters, thermal expansion 
phonon dispersion and phonon frequencies 
sound velocities 
elastic moduli 
Young's, shear and bulk moduli, Poisson's ratio 
compressibility, Grueneisen parameter, effective ion charge 
electrical and thermal transport properties 
dielectric constants, optical and photoelectric properties 
magnetic properties 
Debye temperature, heat capacity, density, melting and boiling points, hardness 
thermodynamic parameters 
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Magnesium sulfide (MgS) 
physical properties 
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Magnesium selenide (MgSe) 
physical properties 
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Magnesium telluride (MgTe) 
physical properties 
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Lead europium sulfide (Pb(1-x)Eu(x)S) 
physical properties 
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Lead europium selenide (Pb(1-x)Eu(x)Se) 
physical properties 
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Lead europium telluride (Pb(1-x)Eu(x)Te) 
physical properties 
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Lead gadolinium telluride (Pb(1-x)Gd(x)Te) 
physical properties 
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Lead manganese sulfide (Pb(1-x)Mn(x)S) 
physical properties 
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Lead manganese selenide (Pb(1-x)Mn(x)Se) 
physical properties 
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Lead manganese telluride (Pb(1-x)Mn(x)Te) 
physical properties 
general properties 
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Lead tin manganese selenide (Pb(1-x-y)Sn(y)Mn(x)Se) 
physical properties 
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Lead tin manganese telluride (Pb(1-x-y)Sn(y)Mn(x)Te) 
physical properties 
general properties 
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Tin gadolinium telluride (Sn(1-x)Gd(x)Te) 
physical properties 
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Tin manganese telluride (Sn(1-x)Mn(x)Te) 
physical properties 
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Sr(x)Ba(1-x)O 
properties of IIA-VIB compounds 
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Sr(x)Ca(1-x)S 
properties of IIA-VIB compounds 
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Strontium oxide (SrO) 
band structure, energy gap 
effective and polaron masses, Frhlich coupling constant 
impurities and defects 
crystal structure, lattice parameters, thermal expansion 
phonon dispersion and phonon frequencies 
sound velocities, elastic moduli 
Young's, shear and bulk modulus, Poisson's ratio 
compressibility, Grueneisen parameter, effective ion charge 
electrical and thermal transport properties 
dielectric constants, optical and photoelectric properties 
magnetic properties 
Debye temperature, heat capacity, density, melting and boiling points, hardness . 
thermodynamical properties 
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Zinc cobalt sulfide (Zn(1-x)Co(x)S) 
physical properties 
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Zinc cobalt selenide (Zn(1-x)Co(x)Se) 
physical properties 
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Zinc cobalt telluride (Zn(1-x)Co(x)Te) 
physical properties 
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Zinc chromium sulfide (Zn(1-x)Cr(x)S) 
physical properties 
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Zinc chromium selenide (Zn(1-x)Cr(x)Se) 
physical properties 
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Zinc chromium telluride (Zn(1-x)Cr(x)Te) 
physical properties 
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Zinc iron sulfide (Zn(1-x)Fe(x)S) 
physical properties 
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Zinc iron selenide (Zn(1-x)Fe(x)Se) 
physical properties 
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Zinc iron telluride (Zn(1-x)Fe(x)Te) 
physical properties 
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Zinc manganese arsenide: (Zn(1-x)Mn(x))3As2 
physical properties 
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Zinc manganese sulfide (Zn(1-x)Mn(x)S) 
physical properties 
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Zinc manganese selenide (Zn(1-x)Mn(x)Se) 
physical properties 
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Zinc manganese telluride (Zn(1-x)Mn(x)Te) 
physical properties 
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Zn(1-x)Ni(x)S 
general properties 
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Zn(1-x)Ni(x)Se 
general properties 
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Zn(1-y)Cd(y)S(x)Se(1-x) 
physical properties 
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Zn(1-y)Cd(y)Se(x)Te(1-x) 
physical properties 
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Zn(Te,Se,S) 
physical properties 
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Zn(x)Cd(1-x)O 
physical properties 
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Zn(x)Cd(1-x)S 
electronic properties 
impurities and defects 
lattice parameters, phase diagrams 
transport properties 
optical properties 
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Zn(x)Cd(1-x)Se back to top 
electronic properties 
impurities and defects 
transport properties 
optical properties 
Zn(x)Cd(1-x)Te back to top 
electronic properties 
impurities and defects 
lattice properties 
transport properties 
optical properties 
Zn(x)Hg(1-x)Se back to top 
physical properties 
Zinc oxide (ZnO) back to top 
band structure 
energies of symmetry points of the band structure 
energy gaps 
excitons, general 
exciton transition energies 
further exciton data 
special exciton parameters 
biexcitons 
splitting energies 
electron effective masses 
hole effective masses, g-factors 
deformation potentials 
ionization energies of donors 
ionization energies of shallow impurities 
ionization energies of deep impurities 
deep impurity inner transition energies 
Zeeman behavior of impurity transitions 
isotope shift effects of impurity transitions 
quantum efficiencies eta and decay times tau of impurity transitions 
energy of traps possibly due to acceptors and donors 
excitons bound to neutral acceptors 
excitons bound to neutral donors 
diffusion coefficients 
wavenumbers of absorption peaks 
ESR spectra 
bound excitons 
effective g-values of bound excitons 
crystal structure, lattice parameters 
distances, ionic radii, further lattice parameters 
thermal expansion 
effective ionic charge 
phonon dispersion and related parameters 
phonon wavenumbers: fundamental modes 


phonon wavenumbers: combination modes 
Raman and surface phonon wavenumbers 
sound velocities 
elastic moduli and compliances, bulk modulus, compressibility and related parameters 
piezoelectrical strain and stress coefficients 
electromechanical coupling factor 
pyroelectric constants 
electronic conductivity and photoconductivity 
resistivity, mobility 
thermoelectric power 
surface conductivity 
thermal conductivity 
optical properties and spectra 
refractive index 
isotropic wavelength 
dielectric constants 
electrooptical constants 
light absorption in crystals with admixtures 
nonlinear optical properties 
magnetic susceptibility 
Debye temperature, heat capacity, density, melting point, vapor pressure, hardness 
thermodynamical properties 

Zinc sulfide (ZnS) back to top 
band structure, cubic modification 
energy gap, cubic modification 
exciton energies, cubic modification 
exciton and electron-hole liquid binding energies, cubic modification 
Frhlich and exciton-phonon coupling constants cubic modification 
critical point and interband transition energies, cubic modification 
spin-orbit splitting, g-factor, cubic modification 
effective masses, cubic modification 
deformation potential, k-linear term, cubic modification 
band structure, hexagonal modification 
energy gap, hexagonal modification 
exciton energies, hexagonal modification 
interband transition energies, hexagonal modification 
crystal field and spin-orbit splitting, g-factor, hexagonal modification 
effective masses, Luttinger parameters, hexagonal modification 
energy states of imperfections and impurities, general remarks 
shallow donors, ionization energies and g-values 
shallow acceptor energies 
ionization energies of deep impurities 
ionization energies of deep impurities (further data prior to 1980) 
deep impurity inner transition energies 
crystal field splitting parameter Dq and Racah parameter B of 3d impurities 
property: Zeeman behavior of impurity transitions 
isotope shift effects of impurity transitions 
pressure coefficients of impurity transitions 
quantum efficiencies and decay times of impurity transitions 
energy and capture cross section of traps possibly due to acceptors and donors 
emission energies (maxima of emission bands) of impurity-related transitions 


native defects: general 
native defects: special defects 
impurities in ZnS: scandium 
impurities in ZnS: titanium 
impurities in ZnS: vanadium 
impurities in ZnS: chromium 
impurities in ZnS: manganese 
impurities in ZnS: iron 
impurities in ZnS: cobalt 
impurities in ZnS: nickel 
impurities in ZnS: copper 
ground state properties of rare-earth ions 
impurities in ZnS: other substitutional impurities 
impurities in ZnS: associates 
impurities in ZnS: further associated defects 
property: impurity (defect) bound excitons 
crystal structure, modifications 
lattice parameter, cubic modification 
lattice parameter, hexagonal modification 
lattice parameter, polytypic ZnS and other modifications 
transformation temperature and pressure 
thermal expansion 
interatomic distances, covalent and ion radii 
effective charges 
electronic polarizability, ionicity 
phonon dispersion 
phonon wavenumbers, mean square displacements, cubic modification 
phonon wavenumbers, hexagonal modification 
phonon wavenumbers, polytypic ZnS(4H) 
Raman frequencies and wavenumbers 
surface optical phonon wavenumber, cubic modification 
sound velocities 
elastic moduli, cubic modification 
elastic moduli, hexagonal modification 
elastic compliances, cubic modification 
elastic compliances, hexagonal modification 
elastic moduli, pressure dependence 
bulk modulus 
compressibility, effective charges 
third-order elastic constants, Young's modulus, Poisson's ratio, Grueneisen parameters 
electromechanical coupling coefficients 
internal strain, piezoelectric strain and stress constants 
(photo)conductivity, resistivity, cubic modification 
carrier mobilities, magnetoresistance, diffusion length, cubic modification 
thermal conductivity 
optical properties 
refractive index, cubic modification 
refractive index, hexagonal modification 
refractive index, polycrystalline ZnS 
bulk-photovoltaic effect, thin films 
dielectric constant, cubic modification 
dielectric constant, hexagonal modification 


electrooptical constants 
elastooptical and piezooptical constants 
third order elastooptical constants 
nonlinear optical coefficients 
photodielectric effect 
energy efficiency of cathodoluminescence 
electron yield, electron affinity 
photoelectric threshold, work function 
plasmon energy of valence band electrons 
absorption and reflection in the uv and ir regions 
Raman and Faraday effects, multi-phonon spectra 
visible luminescence of ZnS 
Debye temperature 
heat capacity 
molar weight and volume, isotopic abundances 
hardness, density 
melting point 
vapor pressure, heat of vaporization 
thermodynamical parameters 
ZnS(1-x)Se(x) 
electronic properties 
impurities and defects 
lattice properties 
transport properties 
optical properties 
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ZnS(1-x)Te(x) 
physical properties 
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Zinc selenide (ZnSe) 
band structure 
energies at symmetry points of the band structure 
energy gap 
exciton energies 
temperature and pressure dependence of exciton energies 
further exciton parameters 
interband transition energies 
spin-orbit splitting energies 
free carrier effective masses, Frhlich coupling constant 
exciton reduced masses and other exciton parameters 
Luttinger parameters, exchange parameter 
g-factors 
oscillator strengths 
exciton Rydberg energy 
electron-hole interaction parameter 
k-linear term, deformation potentials 
shallow donors, ionization energies 
shallow donor, excitation energies 
chemical and g-values of shallow impurities 
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shallow acceptor ionization energies 
shallow acceptor excitation energies 
further data on shallow impurities 
emission energies 
zero-phonon lines 
bound exciton transition and binding energies 
bound exciton emission peaks 
decay times of acceptor-bound-exciton luminescence 
splitting and g-values of bound excitons 
excitons bound to neutral donors 
transitions into excited electronic states of donor-bound-exciton complexes 
decay times of bound-exciton luminescence 
pressure dependence of bound excitons 
emission band maxima 
energy and capture cross section of traps possibly due to acceptors and donors 
ionization energies of deep impurities 
deep impurity inner transition energies 
pressure coefficients and quantum efficiencies of impurity transitions 
3d impurity emission lines 
3d impurity crystal field splitting 
impurity g-values 
spin Hamiltonian parameters 
crystal structure, modifications 
properties of the rocksalt modification 
lattice parameter, thermal expansion 
ionic radii, effective charges 
phonon dispersion 
phonon energies 
phonon frequencies 
pressure dependence of phonon wavenumbers 
energies of local modes 
sound velocities 
elastic moduli and compliances 
compressibility, piezoelectric stress and strain 
Young's, shear and bulk moduli 
Grueneisen parameters 
electrical (photo)conductivity and resistivity 
free carrier mobilities, Hall coefficient and magnetoresistance 
charge carrier and ion diffusion 
thermoelectric power, thermal conductivity 
refractive index 
absorption coefficient 
dielectric constants 
Verdet constant 
Cotton-Mouton effect, electroooptic and photoelastic coefficients 
nonlinear optical properties 
radiation damage 
magnetic properties 
Debye temperature, heat capacity, Schottky barrier heights 
density, melting point, hardness 
thermodynamical properties 


ZnSe(x)Te(1-x) back to top 
electronic properties 
impurities and defects 
transport and optical properties 
Zinc telluride (ZnTe) back to top 
band structure, band energies 
energy gap 
exciton energies 
critical point energies, spin-orbit splitting 
effective masses 
Frhlich coupling constant, g-factors 
diamagnetic shift, k-linear term 
Luttinger parameters, deformation potentials 
shallow acceptor and donor energies 
deep impurities 
bound excitons 
crystal structure, lattice parameters, thermal expansion 
effective charges 
phonon dispersion, phonon frequencies and related data 
sound velocities, elastic moduli, bulk modulus, compressibility 
Grueneisen parameters, internal strain parameter, piezoelectric constant, effective charges 
electrical and thermal transport, carrier mobilities 
dielectric constants 
refractive index, absorption, luminescence 
piezoelectric stress coefficient, photoelastic constants, electrooptic coefficient 
nonlinear optical properties 
heat capacity, Debye temperature, density, melting point, hardness 
thermodynamical properties 
II-VI compounds, general data back to top 
crystal structure, space group and lattice parameters of IIA-VIB compounds 
crystal structure, space group and lattice parameters of IIB-VIB compounds 
lattices occurring in II-VI compounds 
high temperature and high pressure phases, phase diagrams 
physical properties of Mg, Ca and Ba sulfide 
chemical bond in II-VI compounds 
I-VII compounds, general data back to top 
comparative tables on crystal structure of phases at normal conditions 
comparative tables on crystal structure of high temperature phases 
chemical bond, disorder and melting 
II-V manganese compounds back to top 
general properties 
Semimagnetic semiconductors, general data back to top 
composition and crystal structure of ternary bulk semimagnetic semiconductors 
definitions, general properties, structure, general remarks 
general remarks and important formulae for narrow gap semiconductors 
general remarks and important formulae for wide gap semiconductors 


