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The measured band gap of the high-k insulator α-Al2O3 is direct (8.80eV) but previous theoretical estimates were not conclusive regarding its direct/indirect character. Thus, we have performed density functional theory (DFT) computations of the structural and electronic properties of α-Al2O3 employing several exchange-correlation functionals and the Δ-sol scheme. Among the functionals tested, the...