Mechanical properties of g-GaN: A first principles study

Applied Physics A: Materials Science and Processing

Volumn 113, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 483-490

  Peng, Qing ^a   Liang, Chao ^a   Ji, Wei ^a   De, Suvranu ^a  

^a RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSIONAL WAVES; CONTINUUM DESCRIPTION; FIRST-PRINCIPLES CALCULATION; FIRST-PRINCIPLES STUDY; HEXAGONAL BORON NITRIDE; IN-PLANE STIFFNESS; SURFACE ACOUSTIC WAVE SENSORS; ULTIMATE STRENGTH;

ACOUSTIC SURFACE WAVE DEVICES; ACOUSTIC WAVE VELOCITY; CALCULATIONS; ELASTIC CONSTANTS; GRAPHENE; MONOLAYERS; POISSON RATIO; STIFFNESS;

GALLIUM NITRIDE;

EID: 84900137183     PISSN: 09478396     EISSN: 14320630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00339-013-7551-4     Document Type: Article

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