Strain-induced structural and direct-to-indirect band gap transition in ZnO nanotubes

Physics Letters, Section A: General, Atomic and Solid State Physics

Volumn 374, Issue 28, 2010, Pages 2846-2849

  Zhang, Yang ^a   Wen, Yu Hua ^a   Zheng, Jin Cheng ^a   Zhu, Zi Zhong ^a  

^a XIAMEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Band gap; First principles calculations; Mechanical strain; Structural transition; ZnO nanotube

Indexed keywords

CALCULATIONS; II-VI SEMICONDUCTORS; NANOTUBES; QUANTUM CHEMISTRY; ZINC OXIDE;

FIRST-PRINCIPLES CALCULATION; INDIRECT BAND GAP; MECHANICAL STRAIN; STRUCTURAL TRANSFORMATION; STRUCTURAL TRANSITIONS; UNI-AXIAL STRAINS; ZIG-ZAG NANOTUBES; ZNO NANOTUBE;

ENERGY GAP;

EID: 77953284621     PISSN: 03759601     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.physleta.2010.04.069     Document Type: Article

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