The electronic structure and optical properties of Al-N codoped ZnO

Faguang Xuebao/Chinese Journal of Luminescence

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 509-514

  Gao, Xiao Qi ^a   Guo, Zhi You ^a   Zhang, Yu Fei ^a   Cao, Dong Xing ^a  

^a SOUTH CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Al N codoped; Electronic structures; Optical properties; Wurtzite ZnO

Indexed keywords

ACCEPTOR LEVELS; AL-N CODOPING; BAND EDGE; BAND GAPS; CO-DOPED; CO-DOPED ZNO; DOPED SYSTEMS; DOPED ZNO; ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE AND OPTICAL PROPERTIES; FIRST-PRINCIPLES; IONIZATION ENERGIES; N-SOLUBILITY; P TYPE ZNO; PLANE WAVE; RATIO OF AL; RED SHIFT; SUPERCELL MODEL; ULTRASOFT PSEUDOPOTENTIALS; WURTZITES; ZNO;

ATOMS; BINDING ENERGY; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DOPING (ADDITIVES); ELECTRON MOBILITY; ELECTRONIC PROPERTIES; ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE; ENERGY GAP; HETEROJUNCTIONS; HOLE CONCENTRATION; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; STRUCTURAL PROPERTIES; ZINC OXIDE; ZINC SULFIDE;

ALUMINUM;

EID: 77957763410     PISSN: 10007032     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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