Ab initio study of high-pressure phases of gallium nitride

IEE Proceedings: Optoelectronics

Volumn 153, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 179-182

  Saib, S ^a   Bouarissa, N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF M'SILA   (Algeria)

^b KING KHALID UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ZINC;

WURTZITE; ZINC BLENDE;

GALLIUM NITRIDE;

EID: 33747149196     PISSN: 13502433     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1049/ip-opt:20050047     Document Type: Article

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