journal article·2026-01

First-principles calculations of the electronic structure and optical properties of high-throughput doped SnO$$_2$$ by the HSE06 method

Yaxin Gao, Liang Sun, Jie Chen, Wenzhen Xu, Wenyan Zhai, Yong Zhou, Jianhong Peng

Applied Physics A· Volume 132· Issue 1
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