Dynamical and thermodynamic properties of III-nitrides

Microelectronics Journal

Volumn 34, Issue 5-8, 2003, Pages 655-657

  Pereira, L S ^a   Santos, A M ^b   Alves, J L A ^a   Alves, H W L ^a   Leite, J R ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO JOÃO DEL REI   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

III Nitrides; Phonons; Specific heats

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; PHASE TRANSITIONS; PHONONS; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; SPECIFIC HEAT OF GASES; THERMODYNAMICS;

PSEUDOPOTENTIAL METHOD;

NITRIDES;

EID: 0037905388     PISSN: 00262692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0026-2692(03)00088-0     Document Type: Conference Paper

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