Effects of strain on the electron effective mass in GaN and AlN

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 102, Issue 14, 2013, Pages

  Dreyer, C E ^a   Janotti, A ^a   Van De Walle, C G ^a  

^a University of California   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGAN/GAN HETEROSTRUCTURES; BIAXIAL STRESS; EFFECTIVE MASS; EFFECTS OF STRAINS; ELECTRON EFFECTIVE MASS; FIRST PRINCIPLES METHOD; MOMENTUM MATRIX ELEMENT; TRANSPORT MEASUREMENTS;

PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; PHYSICS;

GALLIUM NITRIDE;

EID: 84876383693     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.4801520     Document Type: Article

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