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.Consider a free electron moving in a pure 2D semiconductor. Assume that m and E are

the mass and energy of electrons, respectively.

(a) Show that the density of states is a constant (not dependent on energy).

(b)Derive the Fermi energy at temperature T=0K.

(c) What is the optical transition selection rule in the electron intersubbands?

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