Modeling and optimization of thin-film devices with Si1-xGex alloys

IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices

Volumn 46, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 2111-2115

  Koschier, Linda M ^a   Wenham, Stuart R ^a   Green, Martin A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENERGY GAP; GERMANIUM ALLOYS; MULTILAYERS; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MODELS; SEMICONDUCTOR JUNCTIONS; SILICON ALLOYS; SILICON SOLAR CELLS;

BANDGAP; SINGLE JUNCTION BULK DEVICES; SOFTWARE PACKAGE PC1D;

THIN FILM DEVICES;

EID: 0033356032     PISSN: 00189383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/16.792005     Document Type: Article

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