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THE ELECTRONIC BAND STRUCTURE OF AlN, AlSb, AlAs AND THEIR TERNARY ALLOYS WITH In

REZEK MOHAMMAD

Department of Physics, Middle East Technical University, Ankara 06531, Turkey

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ŞENAY KATIRCIOĞLU

Department of Physics, Middle East Technical University, Ankara 06531, Turkey

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https://doi.org/10.1142/S0217979206035394Cited by:3 (Source: Crossref)

Abstract

The electronic band structure of AlN, AlSb, AlAs and their ternary alloys with In has been investigated by ETB. The ETB method has been formulated for sp³d² basis and nearest neighbor interactions of the compounds and its energy parameters have been derived from the results of the present first principles calculations carried on AlN, AlSb and AlAs. It has been found that the present ETB energy parameters can produce the band structure of the compounds and their ternary alloys with In successfully.

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