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GaAs is zinc-blende with a = 0.56 nm, ε = 12.8, me* = 0.067me, and mh* = 0.2me.
(a) What is the exciton binding energy and radius?
(b) How many unit cells are contained within the n = 1
orbital?
(c) What is the highest temperature at which ground-state excitons
are still observable?