Structural, electronic and optical properties of SiC quantum dots

Journal of Nano Research

Volumn 18-19, Issue , 2012, Pages 77-87

  Wang, Jianguang ^a   Kroll, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Density functional calculations; Optical properties; Quantum confinement; Si quantum dots; Surface termination

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION EDGES; C ATOMS; C-H BOND; CLUSTER CORES; DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY CALCULATIONS; HOMO-LUMO GAPS; OPTICAL GAP; OPTICAL SPECTRA; ORBITALS; PHOTON ENERGY; QUANTUM-CONFINEMENT EFFECTS; SECOND LAYER; SI QUANTUM DOT; SURFACE TERMINATION;

DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; ENERGY GAP; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; QUANTUM CONFINEMENT; SILICON; SILICON CARBIDE; SOLIDS; TOPOLOGY;

SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS;

EID: 84864706643     PISSN: 16625250     EISSN: 16619897     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4028/www.scientific.net/JNanoR.18-19.77     Document Type: Conference Paper

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