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First Principles Theory of Nano-Materials, Spintronic Materials, and Nano-Spintronic Materials

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Computer Simulation Studies in Condensed-Matter Physics XVIII

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Two of the most exciting recent developments in semiconductor science and technology are the advent of semiconductor nanocrystals and of dilute magnetic semiconductors. Here, the significance of first principles theory for elucidating the properties of these material classes is explained and numerous examples are given. The examples include studies of the quantum size effect in semiconductor nanocrystals, studies of the spin-polarized electronic structure in bulk dilute magnetic semiconductors, and studies of size-dependent electronic and magnetic properties in dilute magnetic semiconducting nanocrystals.

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  1. Department of Materials and Interfaces, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovoth, 76100, Israel

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  1. Center for Simulational Physics, The University of Georgia, Athens, GA, 30602-2451, USA

    David P. Landau Ph.D. , Steven P. Lewis Ph.D.  & Heinz-Bernd Schüttler Ph.D. ,  & 

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Kronik, L. (2007). First Principles Theory of Nano-Materials, Spintronic Materials, and Nano-Spintronic Materials. In: Landau, D.P., Lewis, S.P., Schüttler, HB. (eds) Computer Simulation Studies in Condensed-Matter Physics XVIII. Springer Proceedings in Physics, vol 105. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-32640-3_7

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