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Sequential quenching to predict semiconductor defect concentrations from formation & migration energies: the case of CdTe:As doping

K. A. Arnab, I. Chatratin, A. Janotti, M. A. Scarpulla

Journal of Materials Chemistry C· Volume 14· Issue 28

Abstract

Defects freeze at different temperatures during cooldown, producing non-equilibrium semiconductor states beyond equilibrium and full-quench predictions.
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OpenAlex topics: Advanced Semiconductor Detectors and Materials · Chalcogenide Semiconductor Thin Films · Quantum Dots Synthesis And Properties

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Affiliations

Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, 84112, USA

Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware, 19716, USA

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, 84112, USA

Funding

U.S. Department of Energy · Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy · Solar Energy Technologies Office · National Energy Research Scientific Computing Center

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