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The n-type tensile-strained Ge can be used as high-efficient light-emitting materials. To reveal the influence of n-type doping on the electronic structure of Ge, we have computed the electronic structure of P, As and Sb doped Ge using…

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Analysis of the band structure of TiS$_3$ single-layers suggests the possibility of changing their physical behaviour by injecting electron carriers. The anisotropy of the valence and conduction bands is explained in terms of their complex…

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