Thermodynamical Properties of I-III-VI2-Group Chalcopyrite Semiconductors

Abstract
Melting points and transition points of I-III-VI2-group compounds and their solid solutions were determined exactly. The heats of fusion and transition were also estimated. The melting points of I-III-VI2-group compounds and solid solutions depend on mean atomic weight and ionicity. It is found that the melting points are influenced by lattice strain. Heats of fusion and transition of I-III-VI2-group compounds depend on mean atomic weight, ionicity and u-parameter, the trends of which are in contrast to those for III-V-group compounds. Heats of fusion and transition of their solid solutions are much smaller than those for the end-member compounds.

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