Band gap tuning in GaN through equibiaxial in-plane strains

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 96, Issue 20, 2010, Pages

  Dong, L ^a   Yadav, S K ^a   Ramprasad, R ^a   Alpay, S P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BAND GAP ENERGY; BAND GAPS; BAND-GAP TUNING; IN-PLANE STRAINS; STRAIN-FREE; STRUCTURAL PHASE TRANSITION; STRUCTURAL TRANSFORMATION; WURTZITES;

DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; ENERGY GAP; GALLIUM ALLOYS; GALLIUM NITRIDE; PHASE TRANSITIONS; ZINC SULFIDE;

STRAIN;

EID: 77952960269     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.3431290     Document Type: Article

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