Can we define unique effective masses in Si nanowires?

By Dragica Vasileska1; Gerhard Klimeck2

1. Arizona State University 2. Purdue University

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Abstract

This exercise teaches the users that for small nanostructures the concept of the effective mass becomes vague and in order to properly describe nanostructures one has to take into account the numerically calculated dispersion relation. This is clearly illustrated on the example of Si nanowires with different cross sections.

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  • Dragica Vasileska, Gerhard Klimeck (2008), "Can we define unique effective masses in Si nanowires?," https://nanohub.org/resources/4880.

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