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Band-fluctuations model for the fundamental absorption of crystalline and amorphous semiconductors: A dimensionless joint density of states analysis

dc.contributor.author Guerra Torres, Jorge Andrés es_PE
dc.contributor.author Tejada A. es_PE
dc.contributor.author Töfflinger J.A. es_PE
dc.contributor.author Grieseler R. es_PE
dc.contributor.author Korte L. es_PE
dc.date.accessioned 2024-05-30T23:13:38Z
dc.date.available 2024-05-30T23:13:38Z
dc.date.issued 2019
dc.description.abstract We develop a band-fluctuations model which describes the absorption coefficient in the fundamental absorption region for direct and indirect electronic transitions in disordered semiconductor materials. The model accurately describes both the Urbach tail and absorption edge regions observed in such materials near the mobility edge in a single equation with only three fitting parameters. An asymptotic analysis leads to the universally observed exponential tail below the bandgap energy and to the absorption edge model at zero Kelvin above it, for either direct or indirect electronic transitions. The latter feature allows the discrimination between the absorption edge and absorption tails, thus yielding more accurate bandgap values when fitting optical absorption data. We examine the general character of the model using a dimensionless joint density of states formalism with a quantitative analysis of a large amount of optical absorption data. Both heavily doped p-type GaAs and nano-crystalline Ga 1-x Mn x N, as examples for direct bandgap materials, as well as amorphous Si:H x , SiC:H x and SiN x , are modeled successfully with this approach. We contrast our model with previously reported empirical models, showing in our case a suitable absorption coefficient shape capable of describing various distinct materials while also maintaining the universality of the exponential absorption tail and absorption edge. © 2019 IOP Publishing Ltd.
dc.description.sponsorship Consejo Nacional de Ciencia, Tecnología e Innovación Tecnológica - Concytec
dc.identifier.doi https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6463/aaf963
dc.identifier.scopus 2-s2.0-85060236313
dc.identifier.uri https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12390/2723
dc.language.iso eng
dc.publisher Institute of Physics Publishing
dc.relation.ispartof Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics
dc.rights info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.subject Urbach
dc.subject band-fluctuations es_PE
dc.subject bandgap es_PE
dc.subject fundamental absorption es_PE
dc.subject.ocde http://purl.org/pe-repo/ocde/ford#2.09.03
dc.title Band-fluctuations model for the fundamental absorption of crystalline and amorphous semiconductors: A dimensionless joint density of states analysis
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