Deep defect states in narrow band-gap semiconductors

Physica B: Condensed Matter

Volumn 401-402, Issue , 2007, Pages 291-295

  Mahanti, S D ^a   Hoang, Khang ^a   Ahmad, Salameh ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Deep defect states; Group IV and compounds; Nanostructures; Narrow band gap semiconductors; Theory

Indexed keywords

BONDING; DEFECT STRUCTURES; DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; ENERGY GAP; IMPURITIES; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; VALENCE BANDS;

DEEP DEFECT; DEEP DEFECT STATES; GROUP IV COMPOUNDS; SUPERCELL;

SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS;

EID: 36048930789     PISSN: 09214526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.physb.2007.08.169     Document Type: Article

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