Calculated optical spectra of IV-VI semiconductors PbS, PbSe and PbTe

Computational Materials Science

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 85-95

  Albanesi, E A ^a   Peltzer y Blanca, E L ^b   Petukhov, A G ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE LA PLATA   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE LA PLATA   (Argentina)

^c SOUTH DAKOTA SCHOOL OF MINES AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dielectric functions; IV VI lead salts; Linearized augmented plane wave method; Optical properties

Indexed keywords

BAND STRUCTURE; CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; DENSITY (OPTICAL); DIELECTRIC MATERIALS; LEAD COMPOUNDS; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; REFRACTIVE INDEX;

DIELECTRIC FUNCTIONS; LEAD SALTS; LINEARIZED AUGMENTED-PLANE-WAVE METHOD; OPTICAL SPECTRA;

SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS;

EID: 9644266844     PISSN: 09270256     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.commatsci.2004.07.001     Document Type: Article

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