Ellipsometric characterization and density-functional theory analysis of anisotropic optical properties of single-crystal α-SnS

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 116, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Banai, R E ^a   Burton, L A ^b   Choi, S G ^c   Hofherr, F ^d   Sorgenfrei, T ^d   Walsh, A ^b   To, B ^c   Croll A ^d   Brownson, J R S ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

^c NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY LABORATORY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; ENERGY GAP; SINGLE CRYSTALS; SPECTROSCOPIC ELLIPSOMETRY;

ANISOTROPIC OPTICAL PROPERTIES; DIELECTRIC RESPONSE; ELECTRONIC ORIGIN; HYBRID DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; MONOSULFIDE; OPTICAL STRUCTURES; PHOTOVOLTAIC APPLICATIONS;

OPTICAL PROPERTIES;

EID: 84904112010     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: 10897550     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.4886915     Document Type: Article

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