Development of user-friendly GUI for semiconductor band structure simulation by using empirical pseudopotential method

• Main Author: Min Htet Paing
• Other Authors: Fan Weijun
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: Nanyang Technological University 2024
• Subjects: Engineering; Development of GUI
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/181735
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

This project presents the development of a Visual Basic (VB) application created within Microsoft Visual Studio, designed to plot Energy vs. Wavenumber (E-K) graphs. E-K graphs are essential in visualizing the dispersion relations in solid-state physics, particularly for analyzing electron band structures in materials. Given the complex calculations and data processing required for such plots, this application aims to streamline the process by providing a graphical user interface (GUI) that simplifies data handling, processing, and visualization for users. The VB application facilitates the following key functionalities: importing data files containing energy and wavenumber values, parsing and processing these values, and generating customizable E-K plots. The GUI allows users to select data files, set plot parameters, and visualize E-K graphs interactively, removing the need for extensive coding or complex software.