@article{e5bf34e43b9549d1beb56ee5d7371ec9,
title = "On determining the optical gap associated with an amorphous semiconductor: A generalization of the Tauc model",
abstract = "We propose a generalization of the Tauc model which follows directly from some recent theoretical developments. The implications of this model, with regards to the determination of the optical gap associated with an amorphous semiconductor, are then discussed.",
keywords = "A. disordered systems, A. semiconductors, D. electronic states, D. optical properties, D. order-disorder effects",
author = "O'Leary, {Stephen K.} and Lim, {P. K.}",
note = "Funding Information: The authors wish to especially thank Professors J.M. Perz and S. Zukotynski, both of the University of Toronto, for many interesting and helpful discussions. The contributions of Dr C. Aversa, of the University of California at Santa Barbara and those of Professor S. John, of the University of Toronto, are also acknowledged. Financial assistance from the Hong Kong Baptist University and from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is gratefully acknowledged. One of the authors (S.K.O.) acknowledges support from a Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada Postdoctoral Fellowship. Publisher copyright: {\textcopyright} 1997 Published by Elsevier Ltd.",
year = "1997",
month = oct,
doi = "10.1016/S0038-1098(97)00268-8",
language = "English",
volume = "104",
pages = "17--21",
journal = "Solid State Communications",
issn = "0038-1098",
publisher = "Elsevier Ltd.",
number = "1",
}