Electronic and optical property analysis of the Cu-Sb-S tetrahedrites for high-efficiency absorption devices

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 118, Issue 28, 2014, Pages 15122-15127

  Tablero, C ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE ENERGÍA SOLAR   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COPPER;

ABSORPTION CO-EFFICIENT; ELECTRON DEFICIENCY; ELECTRON-DEFICIENT; ELECTRONIC AND OPTICAL PROPERTIES; FIRST-PRINCIPLES STUDY; NON-STOICHIOMETRY; OPTOELECTRONIC PROPERTIES; SEMI-CONDUCTING PROPERTY;

OPTICAL PROPERTIES;

EID: 84904581017     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp502045w     Document Type: Article

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