Tight binding modeling of CdSe/ZnS and CdZnS/CdS II-VI heterostructures for solar cells: Role of d-orbitals

Thin Solid Films

Volumn 516, Issue 20, 2008, Pages 7098-7104

  Gürel, H Hakan ^a   Akinci, Özden ^a   Ünlü, Hilmi ^a  

^a ISTANBUL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Band gaps; Band offsets; Heterostructures; II VI; Solar cells; Tight binding theory

Indexed keywords

SOLAR ENERGY;

CDSE/ZNS; D-ORBITALS; HETEROSTRUCTURES; SEMI-EMPIRICAL; TIGHT-BINDING MODEL (TBM);

DIRECT ENERGY CONVERSION;

EID: 45849141637     PISSN: 00406090     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tsf.2007.12.101     Document Type: Article

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