Structural phase transition, elastic properties and electronic properties of chalcopyrite CuAlX2 (X = S, Se, Te)

Journal of Alloys and Compounds

Volumn 487, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 206-213

  Abdellaoui, A ^a   Ghaffour, M ^a   Bouslama, M ^a   Benalia, S ^b   Ouerdane, A ^a   Abidri, B ^b   Monteil, Y ^c  

^a Laboratoire Matériaux LABMAT Ecole Nationale Polytechnique ENP   (Algeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SIDI BEL ABBES   (Algeria)

^c UNIVERSITÉ CLAUDE BERNARD LYON 1   (France)

Author keywords

Elastic constants; Electronic properties; Ground state; Pressure effects

Indexed keywords

COPPER COMPOUNDS; ELASTIC CONSTANTS; ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE; ENERGY GAP; EQUILIBRIUM CONSTANTS; GROUND STATE; LOCAL DENSITY APPROXIMATION; PRESSURE EFFECTS;

CONDUCTION-BAND MINIMUM; EXCHANGE-CORRELATION POTENTIAL; LINEAR MUFFIN-TIN ORBITALS; PRESSURE DEPENDENCE; PRESSURE DERIVATIVES; STRUCTURAL PHASE TRANSITION; THEORETICAL CALCULATIONS; VALENCE-BAND MAXIMUMS;

ELECTRONIC PROPERTIES;

EID: 70449093725     PISSN: 09258388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jallcom.2009.08.141     Document Type: Review

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