Band structure and optical properties of BiOCl: Density functional Calculation

Gazi University Journal of Science

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 9-17

  Koc, Husnu ^a   Akkus, Harun ^b   Mamedov, Amirullah M ^c  

^a SIIRT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b YUZUNCU YIL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c CUKUROVA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Ab inito; Band structure; BiOCl; Optical properties

Indexed keywords

BISMUTH COMPOUNDS; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ENERGY DISSIPATION; ENERGY GAP; LOCAL DENSITY APPROXIMATION; STRUCTURAL OPTIMIZATION; STRUCTURAL PROPERTIES;

AB-INITO; DENSITIES OF STATE; DENSITY-FUNCTIONAL CALCULATIONS; DENSITY-FUNCTIONAL-THEORY; ELECTRONIC BAND STRUCTURE; FORBIDDEN BAND; LOCAL DENSITY-APPROXIMATION; LOCAL-DENSITY APPROXIMATION; STRUCTURAL OPTIMISATIONS; STRUCTURE OPTIMIZATION;

OPTICAL PROPERTIES;

EID: 84856568133     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21471762     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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