Optical properties of PbTe and PbSe

Chinedu E. Ekuma, David J. Singh, J. Moreno, and M. Jarrell

Phys. Rev. B 85, 085205 – Published 13 February 2012

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We report optical properties of PbTe and PbSe as obtained from first-principles calculations with the Tran-Blaha modified Becke-Johnson potential. The results are discussed in relation to existing experimental data, particularly in relation to the temperature dependence of the band gap.

Received 13 November 2011

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.85.085205

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Chinedu E. Ekuma¹, David J. Singh², J. Moreno¹, and M. Jarrell¹

¹Department of Physics and Astronomy, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70803, USA
²Materials Science and Technology Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831-6056, USA

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