Book Series Article

·2016

Effect of Cu Atoms on the Band Structure of CdTe

Murat Çalışkan YTU , Aslı Öztoprak YTU , Seçkin D. Günay YTU , Tahir Çağın , Çetin Taşseven YTU

Materials science forum

Abstract

The effect of Cu substitution for Cd an Te atoms in CdTe crystal were examined by using ab initio calculations. Depending of location of Cu atom in the super cell, band gap changes and metallic behaviour of CdTe has been obtained.

Keywords

Cadmium telluride photovoltaics Materials science Atom (system on chip) Band gap Ab initio Crystallography Electronic band structure Crystal structure Metal Crystal (programming language) Atomic physics Molecular physics Condensed matter physics Nanotechnology Optoelectronics Metallurgy Chemistry Physics

Subject Areas

Advanced Semiconductor Detectors and Materials ·Electrical and Electronic Engineering ·Physical Sciences
Chalcogenide Semiconductor Thin Films ·Electrical and Electronic Engineering ·Physical Sciences
Quantum Dots Synthesis And Properties ·Materials Chemistry ·Physical Sciences