Ab initio study of structural, electronic and optical properties of ordered group-IV binary alloy Ge0.5Sn0.5

Computational Materials Science

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 131-137

  Okoye, C M I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Dielectric function; Electronic structure; Energy loss spectrum; Generalized gradient approximation; Linearized augmented plane wave method; Optical properties; Reflectivity; Spin orbit coupling; Structural properties

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; BAND STRUCTURE; CORRELATION METHODS; EPITAXIAL GROWTH; LIGHT REFLECTION; SEMICONDUCTING GERMANIUM COMPOUNDS;

GENERALIZED GRADIENT APPROXIMATION (CGA); SPIN-ORBIT COUPLING;

BINARY ALLOYS;

EID: 0347985334     PISSN: 09270256     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0927-0256(03)00122-8     Document Type: Article

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