Double band gap gradients in sequentially processed photovoltaic absorbers from the Cu(In,Ga)Se2-ZnSe pseudobinary system

2017 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 135-144 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rokas Kondrotas ◽  
Florian Oliva ◽  
Xavier Alcobe ◽  
Victor Izquierdo-Roca ◽  
Alejandro Perez-Rodriguez ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Band Gap ◽  
Pseudobinary System

TEM and cathodoluminescence of precipitates in II-VI semiconductors

1988 ◽  
Vol 46 ◽  
pp. 488-489
Author(s):  
Joanna L. Batstone
Keyword(s):  
Crystal Growth ◽  
Band Gap ◽  
Local Strain ◽  
Wide Band ◽  
Optoelectronic Device ◽  
Wide Band Gap ◽  
Bulk Crystal Growth ◽  
Transmission Electron ◽  
Device Applications ◽  
Stoichiometry Control

Interest in II-VI semiconductors centres around optoelectronic device applications. The wide band gap II-VI semiconductors such as ZnS, ZnSe and ZnTe have been used in lasers and electroluminescent displays yielding room temperature blue luminescence. The narrow gap II-VI semiconductors such as CdTe and HgxCd1-x Te are currently used for infrared detectors, where the band gap can be varied continuously by changing the alloy composition x.Two major sources of precipitation can be identified in II-VI materials; (i) dopant introduction leading to local variations in concentration and subsequent precipitation and (ii) Te precipitation in ZnTe, CdTe and HgCdTe due to native point defects which arise from problems associated with stoichiometry control during crystal growth. Precipitation is observed in both bulk crystal growth and epitaxial growth and is frequently associated with segregation and precipitation at dislocations and grain boundaries. Precipitation has been observed using transmission electron microscopy (TEM) which is sensitive to local strain fields around inclusions.

Structural properties of GaAs/InGaAs/GaAs (001) and InGaAs/GaAs (001) heterostructures and correlation with electronic properties

1990 ◽  
Vol 48 (4) ◽  
pp. 602-603
Author(s):  
J.M. Bonar ◽  
R. Hull ◽  
R. Malik ◽  
R. Ryan ◽  
J.F. Walker
Keyword(s):  
Band Gap ◽  
Electronic Properties ◽  
Gaas Substrate ◽  
Critical Thickness ◽  
Lattice Mismatch ◽  
Band Offset ◽  
Misfit Dislocations ◽  
Gaas Substrates ◽  
Gaas Structure ◽  
Low X

In this study we have examined a series of strained heteropeitaxial GaAs/InGaAs/GaAs and InGaAs/GaAs structures, both on (001) GaAs substrates. These heterostructures are potentially very interesting from a device standpoint because of improved band gap properties (InAs has a much smaller band gap than GaAs so there is a large band offset at the InGaAs/GaAs interface), and because of the much higher mobility of InAs. However, there is a 7.2% lattice mismatch between InAs and GaAs, so an InxGa1-xAs layer in a GaAs structure with even relatively low x will have a large amount of strain, and misfit dislocations are expected to form above some critical thickness. We attempt here to correlate the effect of misfit dislocations on the electronic properties of this material.The samples we examined consisted of 200Å InxGa1-xAs layered in a hetero-junction bipolar transistor (HBT) structure (InxGa1-xAs on top of a (001) GaAs buffer, followed by more GaAs, then a layer of AlGaAs and a GaAs cap), and a series consisting of a 200Å layer of InxGa1-xAs on a (001) GaAs substrate.

Electromagnetic Band Gap Structures in Antenna Engineering

2008 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fan Yang ◽  
Yahya Rahmat-Samii
Keyword(s):  
Band Gap ◽  
Electromagnetic Band Gap

Modification of optical properties of PC-PBT/Cr2O3 and PC-PBT/CdS nanocomposites by gamma irradiation

2020 ◽  
Vol 92 (2) ◽  
pp. 20402
Author(s):  
Kaoutar Benthami ◽  
Mai ME. Barakat ◽  
Samir A. Nouh
Keyword(s):  
Refractive Index ◽  
Optical Properties ◽  
Band Gap ◽  
Color Difference ◽  
Band Gap Energy ◽  
Polybutylene Terephthalate ◽  
Γ Irradiation ◽  
Gap Energy ◽  
Vis Spectroscopy ◽  
Oxygen Atoms

Nanocomposite (NCP) films of polycarbonate-polybutylene terephthalate (PC-PBT) blend as a host material to Cr2O3 and CdS nanoparticles (NPs) were fabricated by both thermolysis and casting techniques. Samples from the PC-PBT/Cr2O3 and PC-PBT/CdS NCPs were irradiated using different doses (20–110 kGy) of γ radiation. The induced modifications in the optical properties of the γ irradiated NCPs have been studied as a function of γ dose using UV Vis spectroscopy and CIE color difference method. Optical dielectric loss and Tauc's model were used to estimate the optical band gaps of the NCP films and to identify the types of electronic transition. The value of optical band gap energy of PC-PBT/Cr2O3 NCP was reduced from 3.23 to 3.06 upon γ irradiation up to 110 kGy, while it decreased from 4.26 to 4.14 eV for PC-PBT/CdS NCP, indicating the growth of disordered phase in both NCPs. This was accompanied by a rise in the refractive index for both the PC-PBT/Cr2O3 and PC-PBT/CdS NCP films, leading to an enhancement in their isotropic nature. The Cr2O3 NPs were found to be more effective in changing the band gap energy and refractive index due to the presence of excess oxygen atoms that help with the oxygen atoms of the carbonyl group in increasing the chance of covalent bonds formation between the NPs and the PC-PBT blend. Moreover, the color intensity, ΔE has been computed; results show that both the two synthesized NCPs have a response to color alteration by γ irradiation, but the PC-PBT/Cr2O3 has a more response since the values of ΔE achieved a significant color difference >5 which is an acceptable match in commercial reproduction on printing presses. According to the resulting enhancement in the optical characteristics of the developed NCPs, they can be a suitable candidate as activate materials in optoelectronic devices, or shielding sheets for solar cells.

DISORDER INDUCED DENSITY OF STATES WITHIN THE BAND GAP

1981 ◽  
Vol 42 (C4) ◽  
pp. C4-59-C4-62
Author(s):  
H. Leschke ◽  
B. Kramer
Keyword(s):  
Band Gap ◽  
Density Of States

THE BAND GAP OF GLOW-DISCHARGE-PRODUCED AMORPHOUS SiOx

1981 ◽  
Vol 42 (C4) ◽  
pp. C4-1025-C4-1028 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Carius ◽  
R. Fischer ◽  
E. Holzenkämpfer
Keyword(s):  
Glow Discharge ◽  
Band Gap

ELECTRON BEAM SOURCE MOLECULAR BEAM EPITAXY OF AlxGa1-xAs GRADED BAND GAP DEVICE STRUCTURES

1988 ◽  
Vol 49 (C4) ◽  
pp. C4-607-C4-614
Author(s):  
R. J. MALIK ◽  
A. F.J. LEVI ◽  
B. F. LEVINE ◽  
R. C. MILLER ◽  
D. V. LANG ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Electron Beam ◽  
Molecular Beam Epitaxy ◽  
Band Gap ◽  
Molecular Beam ◽  
Beam Source ◽  
Device Structures ◽  
Graded Band Gap

Band Gap Engineering Based on Sol-Gel-Derived MgxZn1-xO Thin Films Grown on Muscovite Mica Substrates

2016 ◽  
Vol 54 (6) ◽  
pp. 423-428 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jae-Young Leem ◽  
Younggyu Kim
Keyword(s):  
Thin Films ◽  
Band Gap ◽  
Sol Gel ◽  
Band Gap Engineering ◽  
Muscovite Mica
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