First-principles calculations of indirect Auger recombination in nitride semiconductors

Kioupakis, Emmanouil; Steiauf, Daniel; Rinke, Patrick; Delaney, Kris T.; Van de Walle, Chris G.

doi:10.1103/PhysRevB.92.035207

Title: First-principles calculations of indirect Auger recombination in nitride semiconductors

Journal Article · Thu Jul 30 00:00:00 EDT 2015 · Physical Review. B, Condensed Matter and Materials Physics

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.92.035207· OSTI ID:1206796

Kioupakis, Emmanouil; Steiauf, Daniel; Rinke, Patrick; Delaney, Kris T.; Van de Walle, Chris G.

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