Elastic properties of gallium and aluminum nitrides

Authors
Davydov, SY Solomonov, AV
Citation
Sy. Davydov et Av. Solomonov, Elastic properties of gallium and aluminum nitrides, TECH PHYS L, 25(8), 1999, pp. 601-602
Citations number
12
Categorie Soggetti
Apllied Physucs/Condensed Matter/Materiales Science
Journal title
TECHNICAL PHYSICS LETTERS
ISSN journal
10637850 → ACNP
Volume
25
Issue
8
Year of publication
1999
Pages
601 - 602
Database
ISI
SICI code
1063-7850(199908)25:8<601:EPOGAA>2.0.ZU;2-N
Abstract
The Keating model is used to calculate the elastic constants of GaN and AlN for sphalerite and wurtzite structures. The following values of the elasti c constants (in gigapascals) were obtained for cubic gallium and aluminum n itride: C-11=325 and 322, C-12=142 and 156, C-44=147 and 138. (C) 1999 Amer ican Institute of Physics. [S1063-7850(99)00508-X].