Te/CdTe and Al/CdTe Interfacial Energy Band Alignment by Atomistic Modeling

Nicholson, Anthony P.; Shah, Akash; Pandey, Ramesh; Munshi, Amit H.; Sites, James; Sampath, Walajabad

doi:10.1021/acsami.2c05244

Te/CdTe and Al/CdTe Interfacial Energy Band Alignment by Atomistic Modeling

Journal Article · 14 June 2022 · ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.2c05244· OSTI ID:1978270

^[1]; ^[2]; Pandey, Ramesh ^[3]; ^[2]; Sites, James ^[3]; Sampath, Walajabad ^[2]

Department of Mechanical Engineering, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado 80523, United States; OSTI
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado 80523, United States
Department of Physics, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado 80523, United States

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Research Organization:: Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE)

DOE Contract Number:: EE0008557; EE0008974

OSTI ID:: 1978270

Journal Information:: ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, Journal Name: ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces Journal Issue: 25 Vol. 14; ISSN 1944-8244

Publisher:: American Chemical Society (ACS)

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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