Spectral properties of InN and its native oxide from first principles

Physica Status Solidi (A) Applications and Materials Science

Volumn 207, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1041-1053

  Bechstedt, F ^a   Fuchs, F ^a   Furthmuller J ^a  

^a FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

Author keywords

Band gap; DOS; Electronic structure calculations; Excitons; InN

Indexed keywords

AB INITIO METHOD; BAND ALIGNMENTS; BAND DISCONTINUITIES; BAND GAP; BAND GAPS; BAND TRANSITIONS; BRANCH-POINT ENERGIES; CORE EXCITON; ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE CALCULATIONS; EXCITONIC EFFECT; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; FIRST-PRINCIPLES; HETEROSTRUCTURES; ITERATIVE SOLUTIONS; LINE SHAPE; NATIVE OXIDES; OPTICAL SPECTRA; PARAMETER-FREE METHODS; PARTICLE EXCITATIONS; PEAK STRUCTURE; QUASI PARTICLES; SPECTRAL PROPERTIES; THEORETICAL APPROACH; TOTAL DENSITY OF STATE; WANNIER; X-RAY ABSORPTION SPECTRUM; X-RAY SPECTRA; XPS MEASUREMENTS;

ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE ABSORPTION; ELECTRONIC PROPERTIES; ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE; ENERGY GAP; EXCITONS; NUCLEAR ENERGY; POTENTIAL ENERGY;

BINDING ENERGY;

EID: 77952689889     PISSN: 18626300     EISSN: 18626319     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pssa.200983121     Document Type: Conference Paper

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