Ferromagnetic properties, electronic structure, and formation energy of Ga0.9375M0.0625N (M=vacancy, Ca) by first principles study

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 104, Issue 4, 2008, Pages

  Fan, S W ^a   Yao, K L ^a,b   Liu, Z L ^a   Gao, G Y ^a   Min, Y ^a   Cheng, H G ^a  

^a HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR MATERIALS PHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRONIC PROPERTIES; FERROMAGNETIC MATERIALS; FERROMAGNETISM; GALLIUM; LINEAR EQUATIONS; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION;

FERROMAGNETIC PROPERTIES; FORMATION ENERGIES; SPIN DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY;

DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY;

EID: 50849138852     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2970158     Document Type: Article

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