Cobalt (II) oxide and nickel (II) oxide alloys as potential intermediate-band semiconductors: A theoretical study

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 119, Issue 2, 2016, Pages

  Alidoust, Nima ^a   Lessio, Martina ^b   Carter, Emily A ^a  

^a Princeton University   (United States)

^b PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COBALT COMPOUNDS; CONDUCTION BANDS; EFFICIENCY; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE ABSORPTION; ENERGY GAP; HETEROJUNCTIONS; LIGHT ABSORPTION; LIGHT EMITTING DIODES; NICKEL; QUANTUM THEORY;

FIRST PRINCIPLES; INTERMEDIATE BAND SEMICONDUCTOR; INTERMEDIATE BANDS; LASER TECHNOLOGIES; SOLAR CELL TECHNOLOGY; THEORETICAL LIMITS; THEORETICAL STUDY; VALENCE BAND EDGES;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 84954126559     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: 10897550     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.4939286     Document Type: Article

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