This book covers the optical and electrical properties of nanoscale materials with an emphasis on how new and unique material properties result from the special nature of their electronic band structure. Beginning with a review of the optical and solid state physics needed for u…
Introduction - Optical Properties of Solids -- The Dielectric Function at Optical Frequencies- A First Look -- Introduction to the Electronic Band Structure of Solids -- Microscopic Theory of the Dielectric Function -- Excitons and Excitonic Effects in Semiconductors -- Optical …
