Current underestimation of the optical gap and Burstein-Moss shift in CdO thin films: A consequence of extended misuse of α2-versus-hν plots

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 99, Issue 15, 2011, Pages

  Segura, A ^a   Sanchez Royo J F ^a   Garcia Domene B ^a   Almonacid, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION COEFFICIENTS; ACCURATE MEASUREMENT; BURSTEIN-MOSS SHIFT; CDO FILMS; CDO THIN FILMS; DIELECTRIC FUNCTIONS; ELECTRON CONCENTRATION; FIRST DERIVATIVE; GAUSSIAN FITS; IMAGINARY PARTS; OPTICAL GAP; TRANSITION WIDTHS;

ABSORPTION; ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; CADMIUM COMPOUNDS; CARRIER CONCENTRATION; DEPOSITION; ELECTRON MOBILITY; LIGHT ABSORPTION; PULSED LASER DEPOSITION; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

OPTICAL CORRELATION;

EID: 80055024572     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.3651338     Document Type: Article

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