Ab initio description of quasiparticle band structures and optical near-edge absorption of transparent conducting oxides

Journal of Materials Research

Volumn 27, Issue 17, 2012, Pages 2180-2189

  Schleife, André ^a,b   Bechstedt, Friedhelm ^b  

^a LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

Author keywords

ab initio electronic structure methods; Bethe Salpeter equation; effective masses; excitons; fundamental gaps; optical absorption

Indexed keywords

AB INITIO; BETHE-SALPETER EQUATION; CADMIUM OXIDE; EFFECTIVE MASS; ELECTRON MASS; EXCHANGE-CORRELATION FUNCTIONALS; EXCITONIC EFFECT; FREQUENCY-DEPENDENT ABSORPTION; FUNDAMENTAL BAND GAP; FUNDAMENTAL GAPS; MANY BODY PERTURBATION THEORY; QUASI PARTICLES; QUASIPARTICLE BAND STRUCTURES; SCREENED COULOMB INTERACTION; SELF ENERGY; TRANSPARENT CONDUCTING OXIDE;

BAND STRUCTURE; CADMIUM; ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE; EXCITONS; LIGHT ABSORPTION; MAGNESIUM; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; SILICA; TIN; TIN OXIDES; ZINC OXIDE;

CALCULATIONS;

EID: 84865477087     PISSN: 08842914     EISSN: 20445326     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1557/jmr.2012.147     Document Type: Review

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