First principles study of copper sulfides (for applications as photoconductors)

Materials Science Forum

Volumn 730-732, Issue , 2013, Pages 111-116

  Ferreira, J A ^a   Braga, M H ^b,c  

^a LABORATÓRIO NACIONAL DE ENERGIA E GEOLOGIA   (Portugal)

^b LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Band structures; Mechanical properties; Photovoltaics; Sulfides

Indexed keywords

ANTIMONY COMPOUNDS; BAND STRUCTURE; CALCULATIONS; COPPER COMPOUNDS; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ELECTRONIC PROPERTIES; ENERGY GAP; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS; SILVER COMPOUNDS; SOLAR CELLS; SOLAR POWER GENERATION; STRUCTURAL PROPERTIES;

AB INITIO CALCULATIONS; CONDUCTION PROCESS; COPPER SULFIDES; ELECTRONIC BAND STRUCTURE; FIRST-PRINCIPLES STUDY; PHOTOVOLTAIC MATERIALS; PHOTOVOLTAICS; SULFIDES;

SULFUR COMPOUNDS;

EID: 84870763999     PISSN: 02555476     EISSN: 16629752     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.4028/www.scientific.net/MSF.730-732.111     Document Type: Conference Paper

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