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effmass

Ch 885.1of 91 Physics Simulation Software
  1. 1Runs onLinux, Mac, Windows
  2. 2CostsNot stated by the maker
1 lines stated Written from the maker's own pages
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effmass is ranked #88 of 91 in physics simulation software on Specifiction. It runs on Linux, macOS, Windows.

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Purpose
effmass is a Python package for calculating effective masses from the electronic bandstructure of semiconductors.effmass.readthedocs.io · 5 Oct 2026
Effective mass calculations
It calculates curvature, transport and optical effective masses, including optical mass under a Kane dispersion assumption.effmass.readthedocs.io · 5 Oct 2026
Non-parabolicity
It calculates Kane dispersion parameters to assess non-parabolicity over a selected energy range.effmass.readthedocs.io · 5 Oct 2026
Band extrema
It can locate valence band maxima and conduction band minima, including extrema within an energy range.effmass.readthedocs.io · 5 Oct 2026
Plots
It can plot selected bandstructure segments and quadratic, Kane or higher-order dispersion approximations.effmass.readthedocs.io · 5 Oct 2026
Quasi-Fermi estimate
It estimates the quasi-Fermi level from density-of-states data without thermal smearing; this feature supports VASP and requires DOSCAR.effmass.readthedocs.io · 5 Oct 2026
Supported codes
The documentation lists VASP, FHI-Aims, Castep and ASE as supported codes.effmass.readthedocs.io · 5 Oct 2026
Command line and API
The command line interface provides basic parabolic effective mass calculations, while the Python API provides access to non-parabolic definitions.effmass.readthedocs.io · 5 Oct 2026
Intended users
The package is aimed at theoretical solid state physicists and chemists with basic familiarity with Python.effmass.readthedocs.io · 5 Oct 2026
Installation
The maker's repository documents installation with pip or in a conda environment and also describes installing from GitHub.github.com · 5 Oct 2026
Integration dependency
The package uses vasppy to parse VASP output and ASE to parse Castep output.effmass.readthedocs.io · 5 Oct 2026
Support
The maker directs questions, bug reports and feature requests to the GitHub issue tracker.github.com · 5 Oct 2026
License
The maker's GitHub repository identifies the project as MIT licensed.github.com · 5 Oct 2026
Maker and authorship
The documentation names Lucy Whalley as the author and identifies Northumbria University in the contact email address.effmass.readthedocs.io · 5 Oct 2026

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