Effect of wire width on strain distribution and bandgap in quantum-wire nanostructures based on continuum elasticity theory
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Published:2009
Issue:2
Volume:58
Page:1185
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ISSN:1000-3290
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Container-title:Acta Physica Sinica
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language:
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Short-container-title:Acta Phys. Sin.
Author:
Yao Wen-Jie ,Yu Zhong-Yuan ,Liu Yu-Min ,Lu Peng-Fei ,
Abstract
The strain distributions of quantum-wire structures are discussed by two methods, namely the continuum elasticity theory treated as a finite difference problem and the Green-function. Analytical expressions are derived for the strain fields with Green-function, which is simple for the regular shaped quantum-wire. The strain fields for arbitrary-shaped quantum-wire can be calculated by continuum elasticity theory and the influences of elastic constants are considered for different materials, although the results are less accurate. The effect of quantum-wire width on strain distribution and bandgap is analysed for InGaAs/GaAs quantum-wire nanostructures. The absolute magnitude of the strain in the bulk of the wire is attenuated significantly along the width direction. At the wire center, the strain-modified direct bandgap increases with the decrease in wire width.
Publisher
Acta Physica Sinica, Chinese Physical Society and Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Subject
General Physics and Astronomy