Impact of non-parabolic electronic band structure on the optical and transport properties of photovoltaic materials

1 code implementation • 6 Nov 2018 • Lucy D. Whalley, Jarvist M. Frost, Benjamin J. Morgan, Aron Walsh

For semiconductors used in photovoltaic devices, the effective mass approximation allows calculation of important material properties from first-principles calculations, including optical properties (e. g. exciton binding energies), defect properties (e. g. donor and acceptor levels) and transport properties (e. g. carrier mobilities).

Materials Science