Non-local exchange correlation functionals impact on the structural, electronic and optical properties of III-V arsenides

Semiconductor Science and Technology

Volumn 28, Issue 10, 2013, Pages

  Anua, N Najwa ^a   Ahmed, R ^a   Shaari, A ^a   Saeed, M A ^a   Ul Haq, Bakhtiar ^a   Goumri Said, Souraya ^b  

^a UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b KING ABDULLAH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BAND GAP CALCULATIONS; ELECTRONIC AND OPTICAL PROPERTIES; ELECTRONIC BAND-STRUCTURE; ELECTRONIC ENERGIES; ENERGY FUNCTIONALS; EXCHANGE CORRELATIONS; NON-LOCAL EXCHANGE; STRUCTURAL PARAMETER;

ENERGY GAP; GALLIUM ARSENIDE; OPTICAL PROPERTIES;

CALCULATIONS;

EID: 84884599440     PISSN: 02681242     EISSN: 13616641     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0268-1242/28/10/105015     Document Type: Article

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