Excitonic and electronic transitions in Me–Sb₂Se₃ structures

• Nicolae N. Syrbu,
• Victor V. Zalamai,
• Ivan G. Stamov and
• Stepan I. Beril

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2020, 11, 1045–1053, doi:10.3762/bjnano.11.89

• symmetry in the Brillouin zone (k = 0) for crystals with an orthorhombic symmetry (Рnma). The photoelectric properties of the Me–Sb2S3 structures were investigated in the spectral range 1–1.8 eV under E||c and E⟂c polarization conditions and at different applied voltages. Keywords: anisotropy; antimony

• triselenide; band structure; excitons; optical spectroscopy; reflection and absorption spectra; Introduction Antimony selenide (Sb2Se3) is an inorganic semiconductor compound with interesting photoelectric properties. This material has a high absorption coefficient (≈105 cm−1) in the region of maximum solar