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We have studied the optical absorption edge of TlIn1 − x Ga x Se2 (x = 1.0, 0.9, 0.7, 0.6, 0.5) solid solutions, identified the types of the observed optical transitions, and evaluated the band gap of the solid solutions and the energy of phonons involved in the transitions.
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Original Russian Text © E.M. Gojaev, Sh.M. Efendiev, Kh.S. Khalilova, E.A. Allakhyarov, 2013, published in Neorganicheskie Materialy, 2013, Vol. 49, No. 3, pp. 230–235.
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Gojaev, E.M., Efendiev, S.M., Khalilova, K.S. et al. Optical absorption edge of TlIn1 − x Ga x Se2 solid solutions. Inorg Mater 49, 230–234 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1134/S002016851302009X
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