First-principles study of electronic structure of CuSbS2and CuSbSe2photovoltaic semiconductors

Thin Solid Films

Volumn 582, Issue , 2015, Pages 401-407

  Maeda, T ^a   Wada, T ^a  

^a RYUKOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Band structure; Chalcostibite; Copper antimony selenide; Copper antimony sulfide; First principles

Indexed keywords

ANTIMONY COMPOUNDS; BAND STRUCTURE; CALCULATIONS; CONDUCTION BANDS; ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; VALENCE BANDS;

ABSORPTION CO-EFFICIENT; ANTIMONY SELENIDE; ANTIMONY SULFIDE; CHALCOPYRITE STRUCTURES; CHALCOSTIBITE; ENTHALPIES OF FORMATION; FIRST PRINCIPLES; FIRST-PRINCIPLES CALCULATION;

COPPER COMPOUNDS;

EID: 84926520780     PISSN: 00406090     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tsf.2014.11.089     Document Type: Conference Paper

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