Atomistic simulations of the optical absorption of type-II CdSe/ZnTe superlattices

Nanoscale Research Letters

Volumn 7, Issue , 2012, Pages 1-5

  Boyer Richard, Soline ^a   Robert, Cédric ^a   Gérard, Lionel ^b   Richters, Jan Peter ^c   André, Régis ^b   Bleuse, Joël ^c   Mariette, Henri ^b   Even, Jacky ^a   Jancu, Jean Marc ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ EUROPÉENNE DE BRETAGNE   (France)

^b LABORATOIRE DE CRISTALLOGRAPHIE   (France)

^c UNIV GRENOBLE ALPES   (France)

Author keywords

Absorption; Superlattice; Tight binding; Type II transition; ZnTe CdSe

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; CADMIUM COMPOUNDS; LIGHT ABSORPTION; SUPERLATTICES;

ATOMISTIC SIMULATIONS; CHEMICAL SPECIES; PHOTOVOLTAIC APPLICATIONS; SHORT PERIODS; TIGHT BINDING; TYPE II; ZNTE/CDSE;

II-VI SEMICONDUCTORS;

EID: 84871009552     PISSN: 19317573     EISSN: 1556276X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1556-276X-7-543     Document Type: Article

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