Ab initio calculation of elastic constants and electronic properties of ZnSe and ZnTe under uniaxial strain

European Physical Journal B

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 45-52

  Sorgel J ^a   Scherz, U ^a  

^a TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

62.20.Dc Elasticity, elastic constants; 71.20.Nr Semiconductor compounds; 73.20.Dx Electron states in low dimensional structures (superlattices, quantum well structures and multilayers)

Indexed keywords

ELASTIC MODULI; ELECTRON ENERGY LEVELS; ELECTRONIC DENSITY OF STATES; SEMICONDUCTING SELENIUM COMPOUNDS; SEMICONDUCTING TELLURIUM COMPOUNDS; STRAIN;

ELECTRONIC DEFORMATION POTENTIAL;

SEMICONDUCTING ZINC COMPOUNDS;

EID: 0032288151     PISSN: 14346028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s100510050417     Document Type: Article

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