TY - JOUR
T1 - Electroreflectance of CuInSe2 single crystals
AU - Shirakata, Sho
AU - Chichibu, Shigefusa
AU - Isomura, Shigehiro
AU - Nakanishi, Hisayuki
PY - 1997
Y1 - 1997
N2 - Electrolyte electroreflectance (ER) measurements have been carried out at room temperature (297 K) on a series of bulk single crystals of CuInSe2 prepared by the normal freezing method with various Cu/In ratios. The Cu-rich crystals exhibited sharp ER peaks and the AB-transition energy is 1.026 eV, while In-rich crystals exhibited broader ER peaks and smaller AB-transition energies (1.00-1.02 eV) than those of the Cu-rich ones. The spin-orbit splitting of the uppermost valence band is 0.236 eV. The effect of the Cu/In ratio on the ER spectra is discussed in terms of the Urbach energy determined by optical absorption measurement, and the bandgap energy of the stoichiometric CuInSe2 crystal is discussed.
AB - Electrolyte electroreflectance (ER) measurements have been carried out at room temperature (297 K) on a series of bulk single crystals of CuInSe2 prepared by the normal freezing method with various Cu/In ratios. The Cu-rich crystals exhibited sharp ER peaks and the AB-transition energy is 1.026 eV, while In-rich crystals exhibited broader ER peaks and smaller AB-transition energies (1.00-1.02 eV) than those of the Cu-rich ones. The spin-orbit splitting of the uppermost valence band is 0.236 eV. The effect of the Cu/In ratio on the ER spectra is discussed in terms of the Urbach energy determined by optical absorption measurement, and the bandgap energy of the stoichiometric CuInSe2 crystal is discussed.
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U2 - 10.1143/jjap.36.l543
DO - 10.1143/jjap.36.l543
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0031141370
VL - 36
SP - L543-L546
JO - Japanese Journal of Applied Physics, Part 1: Regular Papers & Short Notes
JF - Japanese Journal of Applied Physics, Part 1: Regular Papers & Short Notes
SN - 0021-4922
IS - 5 A
ER -