First-principles study of the effects of polytype and size on energy gaps in SiC nanoclusters

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 102, Issue 2, 2007, Pages

  Peng, X H ^a   Nayak, S K ^a   Alizadeh, A ^b   Varanasi, K K ^b   Bhate, N ^b   Rowland, L B ^b   Kumar, S K ^c  

^a Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute   (United States)

^b GE GLOBAL RESEARCH   (United States)

^c Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; BINDING ENERGY; DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; ENERGY GAP; SILICON CARBIDE;

BAND-GAP VARIATION; GRADIENT-CORRECTED APPROXIMATION; SIZE DEPENDENCE;

NANOCLUSTERS;

EID: 34250780122     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2756047     Document Type: Article

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