Elasticity, band-gap bowing, and polarization of Alx Ga1-x N alloys

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 103, Issue 2, 2008, Pages

  Duan, Yifeng ^a   Li, Jingbo ^a   Li, Shu Shen ^a   Xia, Jian Bai ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF SEMICONDUCTORS   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM ALLOYS; ELASTIC CONSTANTS; ELASTIC MODULI; ELASTICITY; ENERGY GAP; POLARIZATION;

BAND GAP BOWING COEFFICIENTS; FIRST PRINCIPLES METHODS;

TERNARY ALLOYS;

EID: 38849147662     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2831486     Document Type: Article

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