Generalized valence-force-field model of (Ga,In)(N,P) ternary alloys

Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics

Volumn 78, Issue 8, 2008, Pages

  Biswas, Koushik ^a   Franceschetti, Alberto ^a   Lany, Stephan ^a  

^a NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY LABORATORY   (United States)

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EID: 50449087301     PISSN: 10980121     EISSN: 1550235X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.78.085212     Document Type: Article

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