Ab initio study of confinement and surface effects in AlN nanowires

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 114, Issue 26, 2010, Pages 11352-11357

  Rezouali, K ^a   Belkhir, M A ^a   Bai, J B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BEJAIA   (Algeria)

^b ECOLE CENTRALE PARIS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AB INITIO STUDY; ALN NANOWIRE; BULK ALN; BULK-LIKE; DIELECTRIC FUNCTION SPECTRA; DIELECTRIC FUNCTIONS; IMAGINARY PARTS; LOCALIZED STATE; LOWER ENERGIES; OPTICAL ABSORPTION; PIEZO-ELECTRIC FIELDS; SURFACE ATOMS; SURFACE EFFECT; SURFACE-TO-VOLUME RATIO;

ATOMS; DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; ELECTRON MOBILITY; ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE; OPTICAL PROPERTIES;

NANOWIRES;

EID: 77954286717     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp100024m     Document Type: Article

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