Electronic Structure of Ternary Alloys of Group III and Rare Earth Nitrides
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results and Discussion
3. Conclusions
4. Materials and Methods
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Compound | a (Å) | (eV) | |
---|---|---|---|
AlN this work | 3.129 | 1.606 | 5.12 |
AlN experim. | 3.110 [29] | 1.601 [29] | 6.12 [1] |
GaN this work | 3.219 | 1.629 | 2.77 |
GaN experim. | 3.190 [29] | 1.627 [29] | 3.50 [2] |
InN this work | 3.578 | 1.619 | 0.70 |
InN experim. | 3.544 [30] | 1.613 [30] | 0.69 [4] |
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