Defects and transport in the wide gap chalcopyrite CuGaSe2

Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids

Volumn 64, Issue 9-10, 2003, Pages 1621-1626

  Siebentritt, Susanne ^a   Schuler, Steffen ^a  

^a HAHN MEITNER INSTITUT   (Germany)

Author keywords

A. Chalcogenides; A. Semiconductors; D. Defects; D. Electronic structure; D. Transport properties

Indexed keywords

ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE; GRAIN BOUNDARIES; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; PYRITES; SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS;

CHALCOGENIDES;

COPPER COMPOUNDS;

EID: 0042236877     PISSN: 00223697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3697(03)00150-1     Document Type: Conference Paper

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