Thursday, May 9, 2013

1305.1910 (David J. Singh)

Optical properties of cubic and rhombohedral GeTe    [PDF]

David J. Singh
Calculations of the optical properties of GeTe in the cubic NaCl and rhombohedral ferroelectric structures are reported. The rhombohedral ferroelectric distortion increases the band gap from 0.11 eV to 0.38 eV. Remarkably, substantial changes in optical properties are found even at high energies up to 5 eV. The results are discussed in relation to the bonding of GeTe and to phase change materials based on it.
View original: http://arxiv.org/abs/1305.1910

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