Density-functional study of structural, electronic, and magnetic properties of N-doped ZnnOn (n=2-13) clusters

Computational and Theoretical Chemistry

Volumn 1012, Issue , 2013, Pages 14-19

  Yong, Yongliang ^a,b   Song, Bin ^b   He, Pimo ^b  

^a HENAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

DFT calculations; Dilute magnetic semiconductor; Electronic structure; Magnetic property; N doped ZnO cluster

Indexed keywords

EID: 84875680868     PISSN: 2210271X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.comptc.2013.02.021     Document Type: Article

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