Bandgap in Al1-xScxN

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 102, Issue 11, 2013, Pages

  Deng, Ruopeng ^a   Evans, Sarah R ^a   Gall, Daniel ^a  

^a RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOND ANGLE; DENSITY OF DEFECTS; IN-PLANE LATTICES; OUT-OF-PLANE; REACTIVE MAGNETRON CO-SPUTTERING; ROCK SALT; STRUCTURAL INSTABILITY;

ALUMINUM COATINGS; DEFECT DENSITY; SAPPHIRE; SPUTTER DEPOSITION;

ENERGY GAP;

EID: 84875736827     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.4795784     Document Type: Article

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