Properties of hexagonal ScN versus wurtzite GaN and InN

Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics

Volumn 66, Issue 20, 2002, Pages 2012031-2012034

  Farrer, N ^a   Bellaiche, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GALLIUM; INDIUM; NITROGEN; SCANDIUM;

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; DENSITY; DIELECTRIC CONSTANT; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; OPTICS; PARAMETER; PREDICTION; SEMICONDUCTOR; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

EID: 0037113625     PISSN: 01631829     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.66.201203     Document Type: Article

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