Valence-band orbital character of CdO: A synchrotron-radiation photoelectron spectroscopy and density functional theory study

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N-type CdO is a transparent conducting oxide (TCO) which has promise in a number of areas including solar cell applications. In order to realize this potential a detailed knowledge of the electronic structure of the material is essential. In particular, standard density functional theory (DFT) methods struggle to accurately predict fundamental material properties such as the band gap. This is largely due to the underestimation of the Cd 4d binding energy, which results in a strong hybridizati...

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Authors: Mudd, J; Lee, T; Munoz-Sanjose, V; Zuniga-Perez, J; Payne, D

• Publication status: Published
• Publisher: American Physical Society
• Journal: Physical Review B
• Volume: 89
• Issue: 16
• Publication date: 2014-04-11
• DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.89.165305
• EISSN: 1550-235X
• ISSN: 1098-0121
• Language: English