On determining the optical gap associated with an amorphous semiconductor: A generalization of the Tauc model

被引:55
作者
OLeary, SK [1 ]
Lim, PK [1 ]
机构
[1] HONG KONG BAPTIST UNIV,DEPT PHYS,KOWLOON,HONG KONG
基金
加拿大自然科学与工程研究理事会;
关键词
disordered systems; semiconductors; electronic states; optical properties; order-disorder effects;
D O I
10.1016/S0038-1098(97)00268-8
中图分类号
O469 [凝聚态物理学];
学科分类号
070205 ;
摘要
We propose a generalization of the Tauc model which follows directly from some recent theoretical developments. The implications of this model, with regards to the determination of the optical gap associated with an amorphous semiconductor, are then discussed. (C) 1997 Elsevier Science Ltd.
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页数:5
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