"""Original solution figure; tested with Python 3.14.4. Dependencies: NumPy 2.3.5 and Matplotlib 3.10.7 (root pyproject.toml). Writes its PNG basename into the current working directory. """ from pathlib import Path import numpy as np import matplotlib matplotlib.use("Agg") import matplotlib.pyplot as plt plt.rcParams.update({"font.size":10,"figure.facecolor":"white","axes.facecolor":"white","savefig.facecolor":"white","axes.spines.top":False,"axes.spines.right":False}) fig,ax=plt.subplots(1,3,figsize=(11,3.9),layout="constrained") x=np.linspace(-1.3,1.5,500) for a,shift,title in [(ax[0],0,"Direct band gap"),(ax[1],.8,"Indirect band gap")]: a.plot(x,-.6*x*x,color="#1565a8",lw=1.9) a.plot(x,1+.55*(x-shift)**2,color="#ca6720",lw=1.9) a.axvline(0,color=".7",ls=":",lw=1) a.set(xlim=(-1.3,1.5),ylim=(-1.15,2.2),xlabel="Crystal momentum (schematic)",ylabel="Electron energy",title=title) a.set_xticks([]);a.set_yticks([]) a.annotate("",xy=(0,0),xytext=(0,1),arrowprops={"arrowstyle":"->","color":"#33865b","lw":1.7}) a.text(-.85,.43,"photon",fontsize=9,color="#33865b") ax[1].annotate("",xy=(0,1),xytext=(.8,1),arrowprops={"arrowstyle":"->","color":"#6e4a91","lw":1.7}) ax[1].text(.15,1.25,"phonon",fontsize=9,color="#6e4a91") x=np.linspace(-3,3,500);ec=.25+.75*(1-np.tanh(1.7*x));ev=ec-2 ax[2].axvspan(-.85,.85,color=".85",alpha=.6) ax[2].plot(x,ec,color="#ca6720",lw=1.9);ax[2].plot(x,ev,color="#1565a8",lw=1.9) ax[2].axhline(0,color="#33865b",ls="--",lw=1.5) ax[2].text(2.3,.5,r"$E_C$",color="#ca6720") ax[2].text(2.3,-.08,r"$E_F$",color="#33865b") ax[2].text(2.3,-1.6,r"$E_V$",color="#1565a8") ax[2].text(-2,1.95,"p side");ax[2].text(1.3,1.95,"n side") ax[2].text(0,-2.05,"depletion region",ha="center",fontsize=8) ax[2].set(xlim=(-3,3),ylim=(-2.2,2.2),xlabel="Position across junction",ylabel="Electron energy",title="Equilibrium: flat Fermi level") ax[2].set_xticks([]);ax[2].set_yticks([]) fig.savefig(Path(__file__).with_suffix('.png').name,dpi=135)