Linear strain-gradient effect on the energy bandgap in bent CdS nanowires

Nano Research

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 308-314

  Fu, Qiang ^a   Zhang, Zi Yue ^b   Kou, Liangzhi ^b   Wu, Peicai ^a   Han, Xiaobing ^a   Zhu, Xinli ^a   Gao, Jingyun ^a   Xu, Jun ^a   Zhao, Qing ^a   Guo, Wanlin ^b   Yu, Dapeng ^a  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b NANJING UNIVERSITY OF AERONAUTICS AND ASTRONAUTICS   (China)

Author keywords

Bending deformation; Cathodoluminescence; CdS nanowire; Strain gradient effect

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952191924     PISSN: 19980124     EISSN: 19980000     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12274-010-0085-6     Document Type: Article

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