Microscopic origins of electron and hole stability in ZnO

被引:51
作者
Catlow, C. Richard A. [1 ]
Sokol, Alexey A. [1 ]
Walsh, Aron [1 ]
机构
[1] UCL, Dept Chem, London WC1H 0AJ, England
基金
英国工程与自然科学研究理事会;
关键词
ZINC-OXIDE; THIN-FILMS; N-TYPE; HYDROGEN; DEFECTS;
D O I
10.1039/c1cc10314h
中图分类号
O6 [化学];
学科分类号
0703 ;
摘要
We present a fundamental method to assess the doping limits of hetero-polar materials; applied to the case of ZnO, we show clearly that electrons are stable and holes are unstable under the limits of thermodynamic control.
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页码:3386 / 3388
页数:3
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