Electronic Structure of Rock Salt Alloys of Rare Earth and Group III Nitrides
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results and Discussion
3. Conclusions
4. Materials and Methods
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Compound | (Å) | (Å) | IR (pm) |
---|---|---|---|
AlN | 4.030 | 4.043 | 67.5 |
GaN | 4.187 | – | 76.0 |
ScN | 4.427 | 4.501 | 88.5 |
InN | 4.586 | – | 94.0 |
LuN | 4.714 | 4.766 | 100.1 |
YN | 4.822 | 4.877 | 104.0 |
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