Title :
Radial Boundary Forces-Modulated Valence Band Structure of Ge (110) Nanowire
Author :
Xu, Honghua ; He, Yuhui ; Zhao, Yuning ; Du, Gang ; Kang, Jinfeng ; Han, Ruqi ; Liu, Xiaoyan ; Fan, Chun
Author_Institution :
Key Lab. of Microelectron. Devices & Circuits, Peking Univ., Beijing
Abstract :
For the radial boundary force induced in the process, the strain energy distribution and strain tensor components in Ge (110) nanowire (NW) are calculated by finite element method. Based on the strain distribution, we compute valence band structures with different radial forces. As increasing force values, top valence subbands shift downwards. The influence on the corresponding effective masses and density of states are also investigated.
Keywords :
effective mass; elemental semiconductors; germanium; nanowires; semiconductor quantum wires; valence bands; Ge; Ge (110) nanowire; density of state; effective mass; finite element method; modulated valence band structure; nanowire structure; radial boundary force; strain energy distribution; strain tensor component; Capacitive sensors; Distributed computing; Effective mass; Finite element methods; Germanium; Insulation; Laboratories; Microelectronics; Nanoscale devices; Tensile stress;
Conference_Titel :
Computational Electronics, 2009. IWCE '09. 13th International Workshop on
Conference_Location :
Beijing
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3925-6
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3927-0
DOI :
10.1109/IWCE.2009.5091142
