First principles calculations of electronic structure and magnetic properties of Cr-based magnetic semiconductors Al1-xCrxX (X=N, P, As, Sb)

Journal of Solid State Chemistry

Volumn 183, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 242-249

  Saeed, Y ^a   Shaukat, A ^a   Nazir, S ^b   Ikram, N ^b   Hussain Reshak, Ali ^c  

^a GC UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE PUNJAB   (Pakistan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH BOHEMIA   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Ab initio calculation; Dilute magnetic semiconductor; Hybridization; Magnetic moment

Indexed keywords

AB INITIO CALCULATIONS; BAND GAPS; BAND-GAP VALUES; CONCENTRATION OF; CR ATOMS; CR-DOPED; DILUTE MAGNETIC SEMICONDUCTOR; DILUTE MAGNETIC SEMICONDUCTORS; DILUTED MAGNETIC SEMICONDUCTORS; ELECTRONIC BAND STRUCTURE; EXCHANGE SPLITTING; FERROMAGNETIC CHARACTER; FIRST-PRINCIPLES CALCULATION; HALF-METALLIC; INTERACTION STRENGTH; ISO-ELECTRONIC SERIES; LOCAL SPIN DENSITY APPROXIMATION; SPIN-DOWN ELECTRONS; ZINC BLENDE;

ALUMINUM; DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; DOPING (ADDITIVES); ELECTRONIC PROPERTIES; ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE; ENERGY GAP; MAGNETIC MOMENTS; MAGNETIC PROPERTIES; MAGNETIC SEMICONDUCTORS; SEMICONDUCTING ANTIMONY; SPIN DYNAMICS; ZINC;

CHROMIUM;

EID: 73149122922     PISSN: 00224596     EISSN: 1095726X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jssc.2009.10.018     Document Type: Article

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