Ab initio study of ferromagnetism in N doped ZnO and its stabilization by Li co-doping

2008 2nd IEEE International Nanoelectronics Conference, INEC 2008

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 700-703

  Wu, Q Y ^a   Wu, R ^a   Chen, Z G ^a   Lin, Y B ^a   Zhang, J M ^a   Huang, Z G ^a  

^a FUJIAN NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ATOMIC PHYSICS; ATOMS; ELECTRONIC PROPERTIES; ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING; LITHIUM; LITHIUM COMPOUNDS; MAGNETIC MOMENTS; MAGNETISM; NANOELECTRONICS; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; SEMICONDUCTING ZINC COMPOUNDS; SPIN DYNAMICS; ZINC ALLOYS; ZINC OXIDE;

AB INITIO CALCULATIONS; AB INITIO STUDIES; CO-DOPING; N DOPING; NEIGHBORING ATOMS; SPIN POLARIZED;

DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY;

EID: 52649161371     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/INEC.2008.4585581     Document Type: Conference Paper

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