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Effective Mass
Use the Effective Mass node to set the effective mass of the particle. The default is 0.067*me_const for electron-like particles and 0.45*me_const for hole-like particles.
The default effective mass tensor type is Isotropic. Use the drop down menu to select other options: Diagonal, Symmetric, or Full. Enter the tensor elements accordingly.
It is common for electrons or holes to have different effective masses in different regions of a heterostructure. This can be easily specified by using multiple Effective Mass nodes. Later nodes overrides earlier nodes in the Model Builder tree.