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Preparation and Structure of AgGa1 – x In x Se2 Single Crystals

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AgGa1 – x In x Se2 single crystals grown by the Bridgman–Stockbarger method, using presynthesized charges with x = 0.27, 0.335, and 0.375 are studied by x-ray diffraction (phase analysis, determination of lattice parameters, structure refinement of powdered crystals by the Rietveld profile analysis method, and single-crystal structural analysis). The results suggest that the crystals may contain Se and Ag vacancies. The polarity of the crystals is found to depend on their composition.

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  1. Kuban State University, Stavropol'skaya ul. 149, Krasnodar, 350040, Russia

    V. V. Badikov, V. L. Panyutin, V. I. Chizhikov, G.S. Shevyrdyaeva & S. I. Shcherbakov

  2. Lomonosov State Academy of Fine Chemical Technology, pr. Vernadskogo 86, Moscow, 117571, Russia

    G. M. Kuz'micheva

  3. Moscow State University, Moscow, 119899, Russia

    V. B. Rybakov

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Badikov, V.V., Kuz'micheva, G.M., Panyutin, V.L. et al. Preparation and Structure of AgGa1 – x In x Se2 Single Crystals. Inorganic Materials 39, 1028–1034 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1026078823128

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