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We investigate acceptor and donor states in GaN nanocrystals doped with a single substitutional impurity. Quantum dots (QD's) of zinc-blende structure and spherical shape are considered with the radius ranging from 4.5 to 67.7 A. The…

We find Marginal Fermi Liquid (MFL) like behavior in the Hubbard model on a square lattice for a range of hole doping and on-site interaction parameter U. Thereby we use a self-consistent projection operator method. It enables us to compute…

We have studied the structure of $^4$He droplets doped with magnesium atoms using density functional theory. We have found that the solvation properties of this system strongly depend on the size of the $^4$He droplet. For small drops, Mg…

Present work investigates the structural, electronic and magnetic properties of wurtzite (0001) GaN nanowires (NWs) doped with Gd and point defects by employing the GGA+U approximation. We find that Ga vacancies (VGa) exhibit lower…

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Nominally 45 nm GaN:Mg/ 5 nm (Ga,Mn)N / 45 nm GaN:Mg trilayers structures prepared by molecular beam epitaxy on GaN-buffered Al2O3 substrates are investigated to verify whether the indirect co-doping by holes from the cladding layers can…

The diluted (Ga,Mn)As became a model ferromagnetic semiconductor, however there is still a disagreement on the source of its magnetism. The divergences arise from the results indicating that the holes mediated ferromagnetism reside in the…

The Heyd-Scuseria-Ernzerhof (HSE) hybrid functional has become a widely used tool for theoretical calculations of point defects in semiconductors. It generally offers a satisfactory qualitative description of defect properties, including…

We report on the magnetic properties of GaN:Gd layers grown by molecular beam epitaxy (MBE). A poor reproducibility with respect to the magnetic properties is found in these samples. Our results show strong indications that defects with a…

The polarization discontinuity across interfaces in polar nitride-based heterostructures can lead to the formation of two-dimensional electron and hole gases. In the past, the observation of these electron and hole gases has been achieved…