Density functional calculation of band-parameters for boron nitride at normal and high pressures

Journal of Alloys and Compounds

Volumn 448, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 11-16

  Saib, S ^a   Bouarissa, N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF M'SILA   (Algeria)

^b KING KHALID UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Chemical bonding; Elastic properties; Electronic properties; First principles calculations; III V Nitrides; Structural properties; Zinc blende BN

Indexed keywords

BLENDING; CHEMICAL BONDS; ELECTRONIC PROPERTIES; LOCAL DENSITY APPROXIMATION; STRUCTURAL PROPERTIES;

GENERALIZED GRADIENT APPROXIMATION (GGA); PSEUDOPOTENTIAL TECHNIQUE; ROCKSALT PHASE;

BORON COMPOUNDS;

EID: 35948938548     PISSN: 09258388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jallcom.2006.10.023     Document Type: Article

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