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# Make sure we import the local openbandparams version
import os
import sys
sys.path.insert(0,
    os.path.abspath(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), '../..')))
from openbandparams import *
import string

# Print all parameters of all III-V zinc blende alloys
params = {}
for binary in iii_v_zinc_blende_binaries:
    for param in binary.get_unique_parameters():
        if param.name not in params:
            params[param.name] = param
names = [n for n,p in sorted(params.items())]
descriptions = [p.description for n,p in sorted(params.items())]
max_name_width = max([len(name) for name in names])
max_desc_width = max([len(desc) for desc in descriptions])

print '='*max_name_width+'   '+'='*max_desc_width
print '{}   {}'.format(string.ljust('Parameter', max_name_width),'Description')
print '='*max_name_width+'   '+'='*max_desc_width
for name, desc in zip(names, descriptions):
    print '{}   {}'.format(string.ljust(name, max_name_width),desc)
print '='*max_name_width+'   '+'='*max_desc_width

Result:

=================   ==================================================================================
Parameter           Description
=================   ==================================================================================
CBO                 conduction band offset energy relative to InSb VBO
CBO_Gamma           Gamma-valley conduction band offset energy relative to InSb VBO
CBO_L               L-valley conduction band offset energy relative to InSb VBO
CBO_X               X-valley conduction band offset energy relative to InSb VBO
Delta_SO            split-off energy
Eg                  bandgap energy
Eg_Gamma            Gamma-valley bandgap energy
Eg_Gamma_0          Gamma-valley bandgap energy at 0 K
Eg_L                L-valley bandgap energy
Eg_L_0              L-valley bandgap energy at 0 K
Eg_X                X-valley bandgap energy
Eg_X_0              X-valley bandgap energy at 0 K
Ep                  Ep interband matrix element
F                   F Kane remote-band parameter
VBO                 valance band offset energy relative to InSb VBO
a                   lattice parameter
a_300K              lattice parameter at 300 K
a_c                 conduction band deformation potential
a_v                 valance band deformation potential
alpha_Gamma         Gamma-valley Varshni alpha parameter
alpha_L             L-valley Varshni alpha parameter
alpha_X             X-valley Varshni alpha parameter
b                   b shear deformation potential
beta_Gamma          Gamma-valley Varshni beta parameter
beta_L              L-valley Varshni beta parameter
beta_X              X-valley Varshni beta parameter
c11                 c11 elastic constant
c12                 c12 elastic constant
c44                 c44 elastic constant
d                   d shear deformation potential
electron_affinity   electron affinity energy
luttinger1          first Luttinger parameter
luttinger2          second Luttinger parameter
luttinger3          third Luttinger parameter
luttinger32         difference between third and second Luttinger parameters (luttinger3 - luttinger2)
meff_SO             split-off band effective mass
meff_e_Gamma        electron effective mass in the Gamma-valley
meff_e_Gamma_0      electron effective mass in the Gamma-valley at 0 K
meff_e_L_DOS        electron effective mass density of states in the L-valley
meff_e_L_long       electron effective mass in the longitudinal direction in the L-valley
meff_e_L_trans      electron effective mass in the transverse direction in the L-valley
meff_e_X_DOS        electron effective mass density of states in the X-valley
meff_e_X_long       electron effective mass in the longitudinal direction in the X-valley
meff_e_X_trans      electron effective mass in the transverse direction in the X-valley
meff_hh_100         heavy-hole effective mass in the <100> direction
meff_hh_110         heavy-hole effective mass in the <110> direction
meff_hh_111         heavy-hole effective mass in the <111> direction
meff_lh_100         light-hole effective mass in the <100> direction
meff_lh_110         light-hole effective mass in the <110> direction
meff_lh_111         light-hole effective mass in the <111> direction
nonparabolicity     Kane band nonparabolicity parameter for the Gamma-valley
thermal_expansion   lattice parameter thermal expansion coefficient
=================   ==================================================================================