Nitrogen is a deep acceptor in ZnO

Zinc oxide is a promising material for blue and UV solid-state lighting devices, among other applications. Nitrogen has been regarded as a potential p-type dopant for ZnO. However, recent calculations [Lyons, Janotti, and Van de Walle, Appl. Phys. Lett. 95, 252105 (2009)] indicate that nitrogen is a...

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Main Authors: M. C. Tarun, M. Zafar Iqbal, M. D. McCluskey
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AIP Publishing LLC 2011-06-01
Series:AIP Advances
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.3582819