Buckling in wurtzite-like AlN nanostructures and crystals: Why nano can be different

CMES - Computer Modeling in Engineering and Sciences

Volumn 24, Issue 2-3, 2008, Pages 143-156

  Blanco, Miguel A ^a   Solano, C J F ^c   Costales, A ^c   Francisco, E ^c   Pendás, A Martín ^c   Lau, K C ^c   He, H ^c   Pandey, Ravindra ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OVIEDO   (Spain)

^b MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

AlN; Buckling; Bulk; Clusters; Nanostructures; Semiconductors; Slabs; Wurtzite

Indexed keywords

BUCKLING; CRYSTAL SYMMETRY; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; HIGH PRESSURE EFFECTS; METASTABLE PHASES; NANOSTRUCTURES;

BUCKLED HEXAGONS; ENERGY ORDERING; FIRST PRINCIPLES TECHNIQUES; WURTZITE;

SEMICONDUCTING ALUMINUM COMPOUNDS;

EID: 41749124292     PISSN: 15261492     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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