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First-principles investigation of a-line Shockley partial dislocations in wurtzite GaN: core reconstruction and electronic structure

Αtomistic simulations based on density functional theory were performed to investigate Shockley partial dislocations, parallel to the direction, in wurtzite gallium nitride. The cores of both 30° and 90° Shockley partial dislocations, their possible reconstructions and their electronic structures w...

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Published in:Modelling and simulation in materials science and engineering 2022-12, Vol.30 (8), p.85004
Main Authors: Belabbas, I, Dimitrakopulos, G P, Kioseoglou, J, Chen, J, Smalc-Koziorοwska, J
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