Stabilization of rock salt ZnO nanocrystals by low-energy surfaces and Mg additions: A first-principles study

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 119, Issue 10, 2015, Pages 5648-5656

  Koster, Rik S ^a   Fang, Changming M ^a   Dijkstra, Marjolein ^a   Van Blaaderen, Alfons ^a   Van Huis, Marijn A ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCULATIONS; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; II-VI SEMICONDUCTORS; INTERFACIAL ENERGY; MAGNESIA; NANOCRYSTALS; OXIDE MINERALS; ROCKS; SALT DEPOSITS; STABILIZATION; ZINC OXIDE; ZINC SULFIDE;

CORE-SHELL MODEL; FIRST PRINCIPLES METHOD; FIRST-PRINCIPLES STUDY; LOW ENERGY SURFACES; NANOCRYSTAL SIZES; ROCK SALT STRUCTURES; WURTZITE CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ZINC OXIDE (ZNO);

MAGNESIUM;

EID: 84924604959     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp511503b     Document Type: Article

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