Nonlinear Band Gap Tunability in Selenium–Tellurium Alloys and Its Utilization in Solar Cells

Hadar, Ido; Hu, Xiaobing; Luo, Zhong-Zhen; Dravid, Vinayak P.; Kanatzidis, Mercouri G.

doi:10.1021/acsenergylett.9b01619

Nonlinear Band Gap Tunability in Selenium–Tellurium Alloys and Its Utilization in Solar Cells

Journal Article · 06 August 2019 · ACS Energy Letters

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/acsenergylett.9b01619· OSTI ID:1610507

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School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 639798 Singapore

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Research Organization:: Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRC) (United States). Center for Light Energy Activated Redox Processes (LEAP); Northwestern Univ., Evanston, IL (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC)

DOE Contract Number:: SC0001059

OSTI ID:: 1610507

Journal Information:: ACS Energy Letters, Vol. 4, Issue 9; ISSN 2380-8195

Publisher:: American Chemical Society (ACS)

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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