Density functional study of carbon doping in ZnO

Semiconductor Science and Technology

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2011, Pages

  Sakong, Sung ^a   Kratzer, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUISBURG ESSEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSOLUTE STABILITY; C-DOPED; CARBON DOPING; CHARGE STATE; DEFECT FORMATION ENERGIES; DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY CALCULATIONS; DENSITY-FUNCTIONAL STUDY; FORMATION ENERGIES; NONMAGNETICS; P-TYPE; SPIN MAGNETIC MOMENTS; ZNO;

DEFECTS; DOPING (ADDITIVES); MAGNETIC MOMENTS; ZINC; ZINC OXIDE;

DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY;

EID: 79751489016     PISSN: 02681242     EISSN: 13616641     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0268-1242/26/1/014038     Document Type: Article

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