Self-regulated charge transfer and band tilt in nm-scale polar GaN films

EPJ Applied Physics

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 125-130

  Tsai, M H ^a   Dey, S K ^b  

^a NATIONAL SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b Arizona State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BAND STRUCTURE; CHARGE TRANSFER; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; GALLIUM NITRIDE; GROUND STATE;

BAND ENERGY; CONDUCTION BAND; FIRST-PRINCIPLES CALCULATION; VALENCE BAND;

SEMICONDUCTING FILMS;

EID: 33751102238     PISSN: 12860042     EISSN: 12860050     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/epjap:2006120     Document Type: Article

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