Calculation of the bandgap and of the type of interband transitions in tetrahedral amorphous carbon using electron energy loss spectroscopy

Diamond and Related Materials

Volumn 13, Issue 4-8, 2004, Pages 1408-1411

  Alexandrou, I ^a   Papworth, A J ^a   Kiely, C J ^b   Amaratunga, G A J ^c   Brown, L M ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b Lehigh University   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Electronic states; Scanning probe techniques; Tetrahedral amorphous carbon

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; DIELECTRIC MATERIALS; ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE; ENERGY TRANSFER; SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS;

BANDGAP; ELECTRON ENERGY LOSS SPECTRA;

DIAMONDS;

DIAMOND;

EID: 2442619069     PISSN: 09259635     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.diamond.2003.11.050     Document Type: Article

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