Temperature dependence of the fundamental absorption edge in CuIn3Se5

Abstract

From the study of the temperature dependence of the optical absorption spectra, the energy gap EG of CuIn3Se5 between 10 and 300 K are calculated using the model proposed by Elliot. This variation is compared to the semiempirical relation suggested by Manoogian–Woolley. The Debye temperature ΘD, the dielectric constant ε0, and the effective masses of free excitons mex, electrons me, and holes mh are estimated from the analysis of the adjustable parameters of these models.