Intermediate bands in type-II silicon clathrate with Cu and Ag guest atoms

doi:10.1103/PhysRevB.95.195208

Title: Intermediate bands in type-II silicon clathrate with Cu and Ag guest atoms

Authors:: Huang, Zhaohui ; Li, Huashan ; Lusk, Mark T. ; Wu, Zhigang

Publication Date:: 2017-05-15

Grant/Contract Number:: SC0006433

Type:: Publisher's Accepted Manuscript

Journal Name:: Physical Review B

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Name: Physical Review B Journal Volume: 95 Journal Issue: 19; Journal ID: ISSN 2469-9950

Publisher:: American Physical Society (APS)

Sponsoring Org:: USDOE

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

OSTI Identifier:: 1357078


                    Huang, Zhaohui, Li, Huashan, Lusk, Mark T., and Wu, Zhigang. Intermediate bands in type-II silicon clathrate with Cu and Ag guest atoms.  United States: N. p.,  
        Web.  doi:10.1103/PhysRevB.95.195208.

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                    Huang, Zhaohui, Li, Huashan, Lusk, Mark T., & Wu, Zhigang. Intermediate bands in type-II silicon clathrate with Cu and Ag guest atoms.  United States.  doi:10.1103/PhysRevB.95.195208.

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                    Huang, Zhaohui, Li, Huashan, Lusk, Mark T., and Wu, Zhigang. 2017.  
        "Intermediate bands in type-II silicon clathrate with Cu and Ag guest atoms".  United States.  
        doi:10.1103/PhysRevB.95.195208.

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  year         = {2017},

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