Issue 12, 2011

Microscopic origins of electron and hole stability in ZnO

Abstract

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.

Graphical abstract: Microscopic origins of electron and hole stability in ZnO

Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
17 Jan 2011
Accepted
02 Feb 2011
First published
15 Feb 2011

Chem. Commun., 2011,47, 3386-3388

Microscopic origins of electron and hole stability in ZnO

C. R. A. Catlow, A. A. Sokol and A. Walsh, Chem. Commun., 2011, 47, 3386 DOI: 10.1039/C1CC10314H

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