Hybrid density functional theory study of band gap tuning in AlN and GaN through equibiaxial strains

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 100, Issue 2, 2012, Pages

  Duan, Yifeng ^a   Qin, Lixia ^a   Shi, Liwei ^a   Tang, Gang ^a   Shi, Hongliang ^b  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF MINING AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b BEIJING COMPUTATIONAL SCIENCE RESEARCH CENTER   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALN; BAND-GAP TUNING; GAN FILM; HYBRID DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; IN-PLANE STRAINS; STRUCTURAL TRANSFORMATION; STRUCTURAL TRANSITIONS; WURTZITE GAN; WURTZITES;

ELECTRONIC PROPERTIES; ENERGY GAP; GALLIUM NITRIDE; STRAIN; ZINC SULFIDE;

DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY;

EID: 84855978020     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.3675864     Document Type: Article

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