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Mohamed FERHAT Solid State theory Group Département de Physique. Université des Sciences et de la Technologie d’Oran. USTO. Oran. Algérie.
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2. Research
We are a research group on theoretical condensed matter physics.
Our research covers a broad range of materials systems, bulk materials
(metals, semiconductors, insulators), and alloys.
Phenomena of interest include electronic properties, magnetic properties, pressure and dynamics.
Our primary goal is to understand and predict materials properties at the most fundamental level using atomistic first principles ( ‘ab initio’ )
quantum-mechanical calculations.
For more details, please see our list of publications.

3. Research Topics Electronic structure of alloys
Electronic Structure of Specific Bulk Solids
Binary semiconductors and insulators.
Metals.
Magnetic semiconductors.
Predicting new materials.
Electronic structure of alloys
Semiconductor alloys: Structural, Electronic and thermodynamic properties.
Diluted Magnetic Semiconductor alloys.
Pressure and Dynamical properties
High pressure and dynamical properties of solids.

4. Methods Codes Density-functional theory (DFT)
ab initio pseudopotential plane-wave method
Codes
Full-potential linearized augmented plane-wave FP-LAPW (WIEN2k) code
Quantum-ESPRESSO (PWSCF) package
Empirical Pseudopotentiel Method (EPM)
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5. Ferhat Group Group Leader Mohamed FERHAT Current Members Contact :
Département de Physique.
Université des Sciences et de la
Technologie d’Oran. USTO. Oran. Algerie.
Mail :
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6. L. Kahal Y. Chibane D. Madouri N. Saidi Houat F. Boutaiba A. Belabbes
Université d’Oran
Es-Senia. Oran
N. Saidi Houat
Faculté des Sciences Université de Mostaganem
A. Belabbes
Département de Physique.
Université des Sciences et de la
Technologie d’Oran. USTO.
A. Boukra
Département d’Électronique
Université Ibn Badis
Mostaganem
F. Boutaiba
Département de Physique.
Université des Sciences et de la Technologie d’Oran.
USTO. Oran.
L. Kahal
Département de Physique
Université des Sciences et de la Technologie d’Oran.USTO
Z. Mameri
Département de Physique.
Université des Sciences et de la
Technologie d’Oran. USTO.
Y. Chibane
Service de Biophysique
Faculté de Médecine. Oran

7. H. Benaissa B. Briki M. Mazouz M. Moussaoui I. Chiboub
Département de Physique.
Université des Sciences et de la Technologie d’Oran. USTO. Oran
M. Moussaoui
Département de Physique.
Université des Sciences et de la
Technologie d’Oran. USTO.
H. Benaissa
Département de Physique
Université des Sciences et de la Technologie d’Oran USTO.
I. Chiboub
Département de Physique.
Université des Sciences et de la
Technologie d’Oran. USTO.
Mail
B. Briki
Laboratoire Chimie provence
Université de provence. Marseille

8. Z. Choualhi H. Heddar Top I. Massoudi Département de Physique.
Université des Sciences et de la Technologie d’Oran. USTO. Oran
Mail :
Z. Choualhi
Mail :
H. Heddar
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9. Publications
2009
Magnetic properties of (ZnO)1/(CuO)1 (001) superlattice
A. Zaoui, M. Ferhat, and R. Ahuja Appl. Phys. Lett 94, (2009)
Magnetic and half-metallic properties of MPo (M = Ti, V, Cr, Mn, Fe) compounds
L. Kahal, A. Zaoui, and M. Ferhat, J. Appl. Phys. In press
AB initio study of the fundamental properties of novel III-V nitride alloys Ga1-xTlxN
N. Saidi-Houat, A. Zaoui, A. Belabbes, and M. Ferhat Mat. Science and Eng. B
Relativistic effects on the structural and transport properties of III-V compounds::
A first-principles study
M. Briki, M. Abdelouhab, A. Zaoui, and M. Ferhat Super. and Micros. 45, 80 (2009)
Unifying description of the optical properties of InN from first-principles
A. Zaoui, and M. Ferhat Solid State Communication 149, 329 (2009)

10. 2008 2007 Bismuth alloying in GaAs : a first-principles study
D. Madouri, A. Boukra, A. Zaoui, and M. Ferhat, Compt. Mat. Science 43, 818(2008)
Lattice dynamics of bismuth III-V compounds
A. Belabbes, A. Zaoui, and M. Ferhat, J. Phys. Cond Matter 20, (2008)
Strong composition-dependent disorder in InAs1-xNx alloys
H. Benaissa, A. Zaoui, and M. Ferhat, J. of alloys and compounds (2008)
2007
Route to a correct description of the fundamental properties of cubic InN
M. Briki, A. Zaoui, F. Boutaiba, and M. Ferhat , Appl. Phys. Lett. 91, (2007)
First-principles study of the energy-gap composition dependence of Zn1-xBexSe ternary alloy
A. Berghout, A. Zaoui, J. Hugel, and M. Ferhat, Phys Rev B 75, (2007)
Magnetic properties of CrSb: A first-principles study
L. Kahal, A. Zaoui, and M. Ferhat, J. Appl. Phys. 101, (2007)
First-principles calculations for dilute In1-xAsxN alloys
H. Benaissa, A. Zaoui, and M. Ferhat, J. Appl. Phys , (2007)

11. Structural, electronic and energetic properties of silicon carbon alloys
A. Yagoubi, L. Belaidi, B. Bouhafs, and M. Ferhat, Physica B 388, 167(2007).
Alloying effect in III-As-Sb ternary systems.
A. Belabbes, A. Zaoui, and M. Ferhat, Mat. Sci. and Eng. B 137, 210 (2007)
Ground state structures in the polonium based II-VI compounds
A. Boukra, A. Zaoui , and M. Ferhat, Solid State Commun. 141, 523 (2007)
Structural stability of thallium-V compounds
N. Saidi, A. Zaoui, and M. Ferhat, J Phys. Condens Matter 19, (2007)
On the importance of the band gap bowing in Boron-based III-V Ternary alloys
S. Azzi, A. Zaoui, and M. Ferhat, Solid State Commun. 144, 245 (2007)
Lattice mismatch consequences for the intrinsic characteristics in the dilute (Zn,Se)O alloys
A. Belabbes, A. Zaoui, and M. Ferhat, J. Phys. Condens. Matter 19, (2007)

12. 2006
Do all III-V compounds have the zinc-blende or wurtzite ground state structure?
M. Ferhat , A. Zaoui, Appl. Phys. Lett. 88, (2006)
Giant and composition-dependent optical band gap bowing in dilute GaSb1-xNx alloys
A. Belabbes, M Ferhat and A. Zaoui, Appl Phys Lett. 88, (2006)
Structural and electronic properties of III-V bismuth compounds
M. Ferhat , and A. Zaoui, Phys Rev B 73, (2006)
Dynamical behaviour in the boron III-V group: a first-principles study
D. Taout, M. Ferhat and A. Zaoui, J Phys C Condens Matter 18, 3674 (2006)
Full-relativistic calculation of electronic structure of Zr2AlC and Zr2AlN
A. Yakoubi, L. Beldi, B. Bouhafs, M. Ferhat, P. Ruterana, Solid State Comm., 139, 485 (2006)

13. 2005
Ab initio investigations of the electronic structure of AgCl
A. Zaoui, M. Ferhat, Supl. and Microstructure 38, 57(2005)
Predictive study of electronic properties of silicon-carbon alloys
A. Yagoubi, B. Bouhafs, M. Ferhat, Mat Sci. And Eng B 122, 141 (2005)
How do electronic properties of conventional III-V semiconductors hold
for the III-V boron bismuth BBi compound ?
D. Madouri and M. Ferhat, Phys status solidi b B 242, 2856 (2005)
2004
Computational optical band gap bowing of III-V Semiconductors alloys
M. Ferhat, Phys. Stat Sol(b) 241, R38 (2004)
2003
Energy gap and optical properties of InxGa1-xN
F. Bechstedt, J. Furthmuller, M. Ferhat et al.., Phys. Stat Sol(b) 195, 628 (2003)
Unusual structural and electroonic properties of SnxGe1-x alloys
Y. Chibane , B. Bouhafs , and M. Ferhat, Phys. Stat Sol(b) 235, 1 (2003)

14. 2002
First-principles calculations in InxGa1-xN and InxAl1-xN alloys:
Relation to structural and thermodynamic properties.
M. Ferhat and F. Bechstedt, Phys. Rev. B 65, (2002).
Gap bowing and Stokes shift in InGaN alloys: First-principles studies
M. Ferhat , J. Furthmuller and F. Bechstedt , Appl. Phys. Lett. 80, 394 (2002)
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