Electronic structure, structural and optical properties of thermally evaporated CdTe thin films

Physica B: Condensed Matter

Volumn 387, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 227-238

  Lalitha, S ^a   Karazhanov, S Zh ^b,c   Ravindran, P ^b   Senthilarasu, S ^a   Sathyamoorthy, R ^a   Janabergenov, J ^d  

^a KONGUNADU ARTS AND SCIENCE COLLEGE   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^c Physical Technical Institute Uzbekistan   (Uzbekistan)

^d KARAKALPAK STATE UNIVERSITY   (Uzbekistan)

Author keywords

Ab initio calculations; Carrier effective masses; CdTe; Optical spectra

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM COMPOUNDS; ELECTRON ENERGY LEVELS; ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; THERMAL EXPANSION; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

AB INITIO CALCULATIONS; CARRIER EFFECTIVE MASSES; OPTICAL SPECTRA; WAVE VECTOR SCISSORS OPERATOR;

THIN FILMS;

EID: 33751398948     PISSN: 09214526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.physb.2006.04.008     Document Type: Article

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