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Electrical and optical properties of CuIn5S8 single crystals

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Il Nuovo Cimento D

Summary

Several transport and optical properties have been studied onn-type CuIn5S8 single crystals. The energy gap at 0 K was determined from the electrical measurements to be 1.4 eV. An anisotropy of the magnetoresistance effect was found and it was suggested that the minima of the conduction band were located at points along the [100] directions ink-space. An optical-absorption band was found in an infrared region of (1÷1.6) μm and was attributed to the transitions from the lowest conduction band situated along the [100] directions to an upper conduction band.

Riassunto

Molte proprietà ottiche e di trasporto sono state studiate sui cristalli singoli di tipon di CuIn5S8. Si è determinato che il gap di energia a 0 K dalle misurazioni elettriche è 1.4 eV. Si è trovata un'anisotropia dell'effetto di magnetoresistenza e si è suggerito che i minimi della banda di conduzione siano situati in punti lungo le direzioni [100] nello spaziok. Si è trovata una banda di assorbimento ottico in una regione dell'infrarosso di (1÷1.6) μm, che è state attribuita alle transizioni delle piú basse bande di conduzione situate lungo le direzioni [100] a una piú alta banda di conduzione.

Резюме

Исследуются некоторые транспортные и оптические свойства монокристаллов CuIn5S8 n-типа. Из электрических измерений определяется энергетическая щель при 0 К, которая составляет 1.4 эВ. Обнаружена анизотропия магниторезистивного эффекта. Предполагается, что минимумы зоны проводимости расположены в точках вдоль направления [100] вk-пространстве. Обнаружена оптическая зона поглощения в инфракрасной области (1÷1.6) мкм, которая связана с переходами из нижней зоны проводимости, расположенной вдоль направлений [100], В верхнюю зону проводимости.

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Endo, S., Kitamura, S., Irie, T. et al. Electrical and optical properties of CuIn5S8 single crystals. Il Nuovo Cimento D 2, 1875–1879 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02457879

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