Electronic structure of free-standing InP and InAs nanowires

Journal of Materials Research

Volumn 21, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 2927-2935

  Lassen, Benny ^a   Willatzen, M ^b   Melnik, R ^c   Lew Yan Voon, L C ^d  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^c WILFRID LAURIER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRONIC PROPERTIES; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; SEMICONDUCTING INDIUM PHOSPHIDE; WIRE;

BAND GAPS; EIGHT-BAND THEORY; FREE-STANDING NANOWIRES;

ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE;

EID: 34347395321     PISSN: 08842914     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1557/jmr.2006.0358     Document Type: Article

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