Stability and electronic structures of CuxTe

In this work, the authors study the stability and electronic properties of CuxTe as a function of the Cu∕Te ratio using first-principles calculations. They find that CuxTe shows bistability with energy minimum at x≈1.25 and x≈1.75. At low x, CuxTe is more stable in the tetragonal-based structures, w...

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Published in:Applied physics letters 2007-08, Vol.91 (9)
Main Authors: Da Silva, Juarez L. F., Wei, Su-Huai, Zhou, Jie, Wu, Xuanzhi
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ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE
ENERGY
FUNCTIONS
HOLES
IONIC CONDUCTIVITY
MATERIALS SCIENCE
SOLAR ENERGY
Solar Energy - Photovoltaics
STABILITY
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FUNCTIONS
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