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Structural and electronic properties of group-III nitrides

Journal Article · · Physical Review, B: Condensed Matter
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  1. Institut fuer Theoretische Physik II-Festkoerperphysik, Universitaet Muenster, D-48149 Muenster (Germany)
We present first-principles calculations of structural and electronic properties of group-III nitrides in wurtzite and zinc-blende structure. For a most accurate treatment of these wide-band-gap semiconductors within local density approximation we employ our self-interaction- and relaxation-corrected pseudopotentials together with Gaussian-orbital basis sets. The results for BN, AlN, GaN, and InN are in good agreement with a host of experimental data yielding a consistent theoretical description of this class of technologically important semiconductor compounds. {copyright} {ital 1997} {ital The American Physical Society}
OSTI ID:
503697
Journal Information:
Physical Review, B: Condensed Matter, Journal Name: Physical Review, B: Condensed Matter Journal Issue: 19 Vol. 55; ISSN PRBMDO; ISSN 0163-1829
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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