Genomic design of strong direct-gap optical transition in Si/Ge core/multishell nanowires

Nano Letters

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 984-991

  Zhang, Lijun ^a   D'Avezac, Mayeul ^a   Luo, Jun Wei ^a   Zunger, Alex ^b  

^a NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

core shell nanowire; genetic algorithm; light emitting absorbing; Silicon

Indexed keywords

[110] ORIENTATION; ABSORPTION STRENGTH; BAND EDGE; BANDGAP TRANSITION; COMBINATORIAL EXPLOSION; DESIGN PRINCIPLES; DIPOLE-ALLOWED TRANSITIONS; ELECTRON HOLE PAIRS; ELECTRONIC FUNCTIONS; KNOW-HOW; LIGHT-EMITTING/ABSORBING; MOMENTUM SPACES; MULTISHELLS; NANO-STRUCTURING; OPTICAL ACTIVITY; OSCILLATOR STRENGTHS; PHOTON ABSORPTIONS; PSEUDOPOTENTIALS; SEMI-EMPIRICAL; SI SHELLS; SI-BASED MATERIALS; SI/GE; STRUCTURAL IMPERFECTIONS; THICK SAMPLES;

ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE; ENERGY GAP; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; GERMANIUM; HAMILTONIANS; NANOWIRES; OPTICAL MATERIALS; SILICON; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER;

SILICON WAFERS;

GERMANIUM; NANOWIRE; SILICON;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; OPTICAL INSTRUMENTATION;

ALGORITHMS; GERMANIUM; NANOWIRES; OPTICAL DEVICES; SILICON;

EID: 84856952507     PISSN: 15306984     EISSN: 15306992     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/nl2040892     Document Type: Article

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