Durandurdu, Murat2025-09-252025-09-2520150022-30931873-4812https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jnoncrysol.2015.01.001https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12573/3344Durandurdu, Murat/0000-0001-5636-3183;Amorphous CdO (a-CdO) is obtained by cooling the liquid at a sufficiently fast cooling rate using first-principles simulations. The topology of the amorphous model is examined using a variety of analyzing techniques. The local structural arrangement of a-CdO is found to be partially similar to that of crystalline phase. The model is chemically ordered but consists of a significant amount of coordination defects. a-CdO is predicted to be a semiconductor with a band gap energy less than the crystalline state. It is likely that a-CdO might serve as a novel electronic material. (C) 2015 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessAmorphousAb InitioSemiconductorsMolecular DynamicsArticle10.1016/j.jnoncrysol.2015.01.0012-s2.0-84920860704