Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences
Year:
2011
Volume:
6
Issue:
1
Page No.
18 - 20
First Principles Studies of the Effect of Nitrogen Impurities on the Energy Gap of Rutile TiO2-xNx by Pseudopotential Approaches
Authors :
M.R.Benam
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