Energy band-gap calculations of short-period (ZnTe)m(ZnSe)n and (ZnS)m(ZnSe)n strained-layer superlattices.

Reports on the calculations of energy band gaps based on the semiempirical tight-binding model (STBM) for strained-layer superlattices. Significance of STBM; Formalism and parameters of the tight-binding model; Overview of strain-free tight-binding parameters.