Band structure of Si/Ge core-shell nanowires along the [110] direction modulated by external uniaxial strain

Journal of Physics Condensed Matter

Volumn 23, Issue 11, 2011, Pages

  Peng, Xihong ^a   Tang, Fu ^b   Logan, Paul ^b  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

[110] DIRECTION; BAND EDGE; BAND GAPS; CORE-SHELL NANOWIRES; DENSITY-FUNCTIONAL THEORY CALCULATIONS; EFFECTIVE MASS; ENERGY DISPERSIONS; ENERGY LEVEL; FIRST-PRINCIPLES; MINIMAL EFFECTS; SI/GE; UNI-AXIAL STRAINS; VALENCE BAND EDGES;

DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; ELECTRONIC PROPERTIES; ENERGY GAP; NANOWIRES;

TENSILE STRAIN;

EID: 79952645595     PISSN: 09538984     EISSN: 1361648X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0953-8984/23/11/115502     Document Type: Article

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