Asked by V Roy

We have discussed that indirect band gap materials have a lower absorption coefficient than direct band gap materials, due to the fact that the charge carriers need a change in energy AND momentum in order to be excited. If both Si and Ge are indirect band gap materials, why does Ge have a much higher absorption coefficient than Si in the visible wavelength range?


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