Electronic structure of defects and defect clusters in narrow band-gap semiconductor PbTe

Journal of Physics Condensed Matter

Volumn 16, Issue 44, 2004, Pages

  Mahanti, S D ^a   Bilc, D ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHARGE CARRIERS; FIBER OPTICS; LEAD; SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLID STATE PHYSICS; THERMOELECTRICITY;

BAND-GAP SEMICONDUCTOR PBTE; QUANTUM SIZE EFFECTS; SUPERLATTICE ENGINEERING; THERMOPHOTOVOLTAICS;

SALTS;

EID: 9144232482     PISSN: 09538984     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0953-8984/16/44/024     Document Type: Conference Paper

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