Published 1993 | Version v1
Journal article

Near-edge optical properties of CuInSe2 studied by photoacoustic spectroscopy

  • 1. Dept. of Electronic and Electrical Engineering, Univ. of Salford (United Kingdom)
  • 2. Fachbereich Physik, Univ. Leipzig (Germany)

Description

Optical absorption spectra of n-type CuInSe2 single crystals were evaluated by means of photoacoustic spectroscopy in the photon energy range from 0.94 to 1.02 eV. At photon energies below 0.99 eV the spectra exhibit exponential tails that are ascribed to the presence of shallow impurity states. At higher photon energies the absorption coefficients follow the relation for direct allowed optical transitions between parabolic bands. The parameters of this relation are determined and compared with previous measurements. (orig.)

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Journal Title
Crystal Research and Technology
Journal Volume
28
Journal Issue
1
Journal Page Range
p. 83-88.
ISSN
0232-1300
CODEN
CRTEDF