Durandurdu, Murat2023-08-172023-08-1720150022-30931873-4812WOS:000350937300003http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jnoncrysol.2015.01.001https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12573/1729Amorphous 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.enginfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessAmorphousAb initioSemiconductorsMolecular dynamicsarticle4121115