Atomistic simulation of non-degeneracy and optical polarization anisotropy in pyramidal quantum dots

Proceedings of the 2nd IEEE International Conference on Nano/Micro Engineered and Molecular Systems, IEEE NEMS 2007

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 937-942

  Ahmed, Shaikh ^a   Usman, Muhammad ^a   Kharche, Neerav ^a   Schliwa, Andrei ^b   Klimeck, Gerhard ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Atomistic strain; Crystal symmetry; Optical polarization; Piezoelectricity; Quantum dots

Indexed keywords

CRYSTAL GROWTH; CRYSTAL SYMMETRY; EXCITED STATES; LIGHT POLARIZATION; PIEZOELECTRICITY;

ATOMISTIC CALCULATIONS; ATOMISTIC STRAIN; SYMMETRY BREAKING;

SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS;

EID: 34548178042     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/NEMS.2007.352172     Document Type: Conference Paper

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