Half-metallic ferromagnetism in Ca-doped AlN from first-principles study

Solid State Communications

Volumn 147, Issue 7-8, 2008, Pages 254-257

  Zhang, Yong ^a,b   Liu, Wen ^b   Liang, Pei ^a   Niu, Hanben ^b  

^a HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b SHENZHEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

A. Diluted magnetic semiconductors; A. Half metallic ferromagnets; D. Electronic structure; D. Magnetic properties

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; ALUMINUM CLADDING; ALUMINUM COMPOUNDS; CALCIUM; CUBIC BORON NITRIDE; CURIE TEMPERATURE; ELECTRIC CURRENTS; ELECTROMAGNETISM; FERROMAGNETISM; LIGHT METALS; MAGNETIC MOMENTS; METALS; NITRIDES; SPIN DYNAMICS; STRONTIUM COMPOUNDS;

CA-DOPED; CARRIER SPIN POLARIZATION; FIRST PRINCIPLES STUDIES; HALF-METALLIC (HM) FERROMAGNETISM; HALF-METALLIC FERROMAGNET (HME); HIGH CURIE TEMPERATURES; MAGNETIC (CE); NONMAGNETIC METALS; POTENTIAL DENSITY;

MAGNETISM;

EID: 46649102222     PISSN: 00381098     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ssc.2008.06.008     Document Type: Article

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