Transmittance spectra of the CuGa3Se5 ternary compound near the fundamental absorption edge

Abstract

The CuGa3Se5 ternary compound films are produced by laser deposition at the substrate temperatures 480 and 580 K. The composition and structure of the films are studied. It is shown that, similarly to the corresponding crystals, the CuGa3Se5 films crystallize into the imperfect chalcopyrite structure. The transmittance spectra near the fundamental absorption edge are used to establish the energies and nature of optical transitions. The energies of crystal-field splitting (Δcr) and spin-orbit splitting (ΔSO of the valence band of the CuGa3Se5 ternary compound are calculated in the context of the Hopfield quasi-cubic model.