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Strained ParametersΒΆ

Source:

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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 strained III-V zinc blende alloys
params = {}
for binary in iii_v_zinc_blende_binaries:
    for param in binary.strained_001(0).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
CBO_hydrostatic_strain_shift   shift in the conduction band offset energy due to the hydrostatic strain component
CBO_strain_shift               total shift in the conduction band offset energy due to strain
Eg                             bandgap energy
Eg_hh                          bandgap energy between the conduction band and the heavy-hole band
Eg_lh                          bandgap energy between the conduction band and the light-hole band
Eg_strain_shift                total shift in the bandgap energy due to strain
VBO                            valance band offset energy relative to InSb VBO
VBO_hh                         heavy-hole valance band offset energy
VBO_hh_strain_shift            total shift in the heavy-hole valance band offset energy due to strain
VBO_hydrostatic_strain_shift   shift in the valance band offset energy due to the hydrostatic strain component
VBO_lh                         light-hole valance band offset energy
VBO_lh_strain_shift            total shift in the light-hole valance band offset energy due to strain
VBO_strain_shift               total shift in the valance band offset energy due to strain
VBO_uniaxial_strain_shift      shift in the valance band offset energy due to the uniaxial strain component
electron_affinity              electron affinity energy
meff_e_Gamma                   electron effective mass in the Gamma-valley
strain_in_plane                strain in the in-plane directions
strain_out_of_plane            strain in the out-of-plane direction (the strain measured by X-ray diffraction symmetric omega-2theta scans)
substrate_a                    substrate lattice parameter
============================   ============================================================================================================