Effects of piezoelectricity and spontaneous polarization on localized excitons in self-formed InGaN quantum dots

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 94, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 407-415

  Shi, Jun Jie ^a   Gan, Zi Zhao ^a  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE POLARIZATION; ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE; ENERGY GAP; EXCITONS; GALLIUM NITRIDE; HETEROJUNCTIONS; PIEZOELECTRICITY; SEMICONDUCTING INDIUM COMPOUNDS; SPONTANEOUS EMISSION; VARIATIONAL TECHNIQUES;

SPONTANEOUS POLARIZATION;

SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS;

EID: 0042341675     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1576490     Document Type: Article

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