$input-scaling-factors

The base system for units is SI. However, most input quantities are assumed to be given in scaled form. For physical constants, see $physical-constants.

$input-scaling-factors                required
 q0                         double    required
 m0                         double    required
 l0                         double    required
 e0                         double    required
 n3d0                       double    required
 n2d0                       double    required
 n1d0                       double    required
 eps0                       double    required
 phi0                       double    required
 prs0                       double    required
 t0                         double    required
 kp_k^0_zb                  double    required  ! zb = zinc blende
 kp_k^2_zb                  double    required  ! zb = zinc blende
 kp_k^0_wz                  double    required  ! wz = wurtzite
 kp_k^2A_wz                 double    required  ! wz = wurtzite
 kp_k^2B_wz                 double    required  ! wz = wurtzite
$end_input-scaling-factors            required

Example

!-------------------------------------!
$input-scaling-factors                !
 q0         =  1.6021766208e-19       ! charge [|electron charge e|]
 m0         =  9.10938356e-31         ! mass   [free electron mass m0]
 l0         =  1e-9                   ! length [nm]
 e0         =  1.6021766208e-19       ! energy [eV]
 n3d0       =  1e24                   ! 3-dimensional number density [10^18 [cm^-3]]
 n2d0       =  1e16                   ! 2-dimensional number density [10^12 cm^-2]
 n1d0       =  1e8                    ! 1-dimensional number density [10^6  cm^-1]
 eps0       =  8.854187817e-12        ! dielectric constants [vacuum-permittivity] (exact) 8.854187817...e-12
 phi0       =  1.0                    ! electrostatic potential [V]
 prs0       =  1e9                    ! pressure [GPa], e.g. for elastic constants
 t0         =  1e-9                   ! time [ns]
                                      !
 kp_k^0_zb  =  1.6021766208e-19       ! spin-orbit coupling energy, deformation potentials [eV]
 kp_k^2_zb  =  6.104264214606464e-39  ! k.p parameter L,M,N,B  [h_bar^2/(2*m0)]
                                      !
 kp_k^0_wz  =  1.6021766208e-19       ! spin-orbit coupling energies, deformation potentials [eV]
 kp_k^2A_wz =  1.0                    ! k.p parameter A1,A2,A3,A4,A5,A6 [], multiplied internally with [h_bar^2/(2*m0)]
 kp_k^2B_wz =  6.104264214606464e-39  ! k.p parameter B1,B2,B3 [h_bar^2/(2*m0)] [J/m^2]
$end_input-scaling-factors            !
!-------------------------------------!

It is assumed that input numbers are scaled to these units.

Note

[h_bar^2/(2*m0)] = kp_k^2_zb = kp_k^2B_wz