An empirical relation between the melting point and the direct bandgap of semiconducting compounds

Nag, B. R. (1997) An empirical relation between the melting point and the direct bandgap of semiconducting compounds Journal of Electronic Materials, 26 (2). pp. 70-72. ISSN 0361-5235

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Abstract

The melting point is found to vary linearly with the direct bandgap for groups of semiconductors with common anions. Implication of this empirical result is discussed. The linear relation is used to choose between different reported values of melting point for some compounds.

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Keywords:Bandgap; Entropy of Fusion; Melting Point; Semiconductor
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