MaterialsDB Class

class plask.material.MaterialsDB

Container of all materials

Methods

__call__(*args, **kwargs)	rtype: Material
clear()	Clear the database.
get(*args, **kwargs)	Get material of given name and doping.
info(name)	Get information dictionary on built-in material.
is_alloy(name)	Return True if the specified material is an alloy one.
material_with_params(*args, **kwargs)	Get material with constant parameters specified as kwargs
remove(name)	Remove material of given name and doping from database.
update(src)	Update the database from a different one.

Descriptions

Method Details

MaterialsDB.__call__(*args, **kwargs)

Return type:

Material

MaterialsDB.clear()

Clear the database.

MaterialsDB.get(*args, **kwargs)

Get material of given name and doping.

Return type:

Material

MaterialsDB.info(name)

Get information dictionary on built-in material.

Parameters:

name (str) – material name without doping amount and composition. (e.g. ‘GaAs:Si’, ‘AlGaAs’).

MaterialsDB.is_alloy(name)

Return True if the specified material is an alloy one.

Parameters:

name (str) – material name without doping amount and composition. (e.g. ‘GaAs:Si’, ‘AlGaAs’).

MaterialsDB.material_with_params(*args, **kwargs)

Get material with constant parameters specified as kwargs

Return type:

Material

MaterialsDB.remove(name)

Remove material of given name and doping from database.

Parameters:

name (str) – material name without doping amount and composition. (e.g. ‘GaAs:Si’, ‘AlGaAs’).

MaterialsDB.update(src)

Update the database from a different one.

Parameters:

src – Source database.