The electronic structure of the antimony chalcogenide series: Prospects for optoelectronic applications

Journal of Solid State Chemistry

Volumn 213, Issue , 2014, Pages 116-125

  Carey, John J ^a   Allen, Jeremy P ^a   Scanlon, David O ^b,c   Watson, Graeme W ^a  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c DIAMOND LIGHT SOURCE LTD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antimony chalcogenides; Asymmetric density; Band gaps; DFT; Electronic structure; Solar cell absorbers

Indexed keywords

DFT; DIRECT BAND GAP; INDIRECT BAND GAP; OPTOELECTRONIC APPLICATIONS; SELENIDES; SOLAR CELL ABSORBERS; THIN FILM SOLAR CELLS; TRANSPARENT CONDUCTING OXIDE;

CHALCOGENIDES; ELECTRONIC DENSITY OF STATES; ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE; OPTICAL BAND GAPS; SEMICONDUCTING SELENIUM COMPOUNDS; SOLAR CELLS;

ENERGY GAP;

EID: 84897734208     PISSN: 00224596     EISSN: 1095726X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jssc.2014.02.014     Document Type: Article

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