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The dispersion of the valence band in a semiconductor can be described by

the Luttinger-Kohn Hamiltonian
HLK =
0BBB@
Hh B C 0
B Hl 0 C
C 0 Hl - '2DB
0 C - '2DB Hh
1CCCA(
2)
Calculate the eigenvalues of the Luttinger-Kohn Hamiltonian for a charge
carrier with wave vector kx = kz = 109 m- '2D1 and ky = 0 in the semiconductor
CdTe. How many eigenvalues do you expect and what could be their
meaning?
The elements of the Luttinger-Kohn Hamiltonian for our problem have
been calculated as Hh = 0.339 eV, Hl = 0.469 eV, B = - '2D0.132 eV and C
= - '2D0.112 eV, see, e.g., G. Goldoni and A. Fasolino, Physical Review B 51,
9903 (1995).
Mathcad information.
eigenvals(M) Returns a vector containing the eigenvalues of the matrixM

Luttinger Hamiltonian.
The time-independent Schr¨odinger equation can be written as
H =E
Hh := 0.339⋅eV

Hl := 0.469⋅eV

B := 0.132⋅eV

C := 0.112⋅eV

− 13
Hh = 5.431 × 10 erg

  
− 13 − 13 − 13
Hh B C 0 5.431 × 10 2.115 × 10 1.794 × 10 0 
  
B Hl 0 C  − 13 − 13 − 13 
2.115 × 10 7.514 × 10 0 1.794 × 10 erg
HLK :=  = 
−B − 13 − 13 − 13 
C 0 Hl
 1.794 × 10 7.514 × 10 −2.115 × 10
0

0 C −B Hh  
   − 13 − 13 − 13 
0 1.794 × 10 −2.115 × 10 5.431 × 10 
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Hh B C 0 
 
B Hl 0 C 
HLK :=  
−B
C 0 Hl

0 C −B Hh 
   1.794 × 10− 13

〈3〉  0
()Τϕ
HLK /Φ2= 16.5 Τφ 0.606
− 13 0 0 1 420.
 7.514 × 10
 −
−2.115 × 10

 − 13 − 13 − 13 
5.431 × 10 2.115 × 10 1.794 × 10 0 
 − 13 − 13 − 13 
2.115 × 10 7.514 × 10 1.794 × 10
HLK =  erg
0
 − 13 − 13 − 13 
1.794 × 10 0 7.514 × 10 −2.115 × 10

 − 13 − 13 − 13 
 0 1.794 × 10 −2.115 × 10 5.431 × 10 
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Fundamental Constants

Astronomical Constants
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13 


13 
erg

13 
