A theory of impurity levels in semiconductor heterostructures based upon th
e fraction-dimensional space is reevaluated here for bulk solids. The param
etrization of impurities in bulk solids is necessary as a preliminary step
in developing a theory for heterostructures. It is found that the bulk theo
ry agrees closely with the conventional classification of impurities as dee
p/shallow and anisotropic/isotropic for donors in direct-gap hosts. (C) 200
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