70714-63-5Relevant articles and documents
Beeken, R. B.,Schweitzer, J. W.
, (1981)
BAND EDGE EXCITION SPECTRA IN Sm MONOCHALCOGENIDES.
Kurita,Kaneko,Koda
, p. 463 - 466 (2008/10/08)
Reflection spectra have been measured on semiconducting SmS, SmSe and SmTe single crystals at 2 K in the photon energy region from 3 to 6 ev. From a comparison of the spectra in these Sm monochalcogenides with those in BaS and BaSe, the reflection peaks observed in this photon energy region are identified as the Wannier excitons associated with the band-edges at the X-point and the GAMMA -point. Temperature dependence of the reflection peaks and the electroreflectance spectra of SmSe support this identification. The energy band structure of semiconducting Sm monochalcogenides is discussed on the basis of the observed exciton spectra.