| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1554917 | Superlattices and Microstructures | 2009 | 8 Pages |
Abstract
Using the plane wave version of the full potential linear muffin-tin orbital (FPLMTO) method, which enables an accurate treatment of the interstitial regions, the electronic properties of ScN, YN, LaN and GdN rocksalt/rocksalt superlattices are calculated. It is found that apart from YN/ScN, all the other superlattices have negative bandgaps. However, it is shown that these systems can be semiconductors if a correction is made to the local density approximation (LDA).
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Authors
A. Louhadj, Mohamed Ghezali, F. Badi, Noureddine Mehnane, Youcef Cherchab, Bouhalouane Amrani, Hamza Abid, Nadir Sekkal,