On determining the optical gap associated with an amorphous semiconductor: A generalization of the Tauc model

Stephen K. O'Leary; P. K. Lim

doi:10.1016/S0038-1098(97)00268-8

On determining the optical gap associated with an amorphous semiconductor: A generalization of the Tauc model

Stephen K. O'Leary^*
, P. K. Lim

^*Corresponding author for this work

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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.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	17-21
Number of pages	5
Journal	Solid State Communications
Volume	104
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0038-1098(97)00268-8
Publication status	Published - Oct 1997
Externally published	Yes

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A. disordered systems
A. semiconductors
D. electronic states
D. optical properties
D. order-disorder effects

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