Structural properties and quasiparticle band structures of Cu-based quaternary semiconductors for photovoltaic applications

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 111, Issue 6, 2012, Pages

  Zhang, Yubo ^a,b   Sun, Xiudong ^a   Zhang, Peihong ^c   Yuan, Xun ^b   Huang, Fuqiang ^b   Zhang, Wenqing ^b  

^a HARBIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b SHANGHAI INSTITUTE OF CERAMICS   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATION DISORDERING; CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS; CU-BASED; ELECTRONIC AND STRUCTURAL PROPERTIES; FIRST-PRINCIPLES CALCULATION; GW APPROXIMATION; INTENSIVE RESEARCH; LARGE GROUPS; MATERIAL DESIGNS; PHOTOVOLTAIC APPLICATIONS; QUASI PARTICLES; QUASIPARTICLE BAND STRUCTURES; QUASIPARTICLE BANDS; QUATERNARY CHALCOGENIDES; QUATERNARY SEMICONDUCTORS; STRUCTURAL CHARACTERIZATION; STRUCTURAL PARAMETER; THIN-FILM SOLAR CELLS;

CALCULATIONS; ELECTRONIC PROPERTIES; ENERGY GAP; GERMANIUM; PHASE CHANGE MEMORY; TIN;

COPPER;

EID: 84859539302     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.3696964     Document Type: Article

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