Orientation and size effects on electronic structure of rectangular cross-sectional Sn nanowires
- 8 June 2021
- journal article
- research article
- Published by AIP Publishing in Journal of Applied Physics
- Vol. 129 (22), 224302
- https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0050665
Abstract
The band structures of Sn nanowires with various cross-sectional shapes and orientations were calculated by a tight-binding method. The wave functions of bulk Sn and Sn nanowires were also analyzed. The calculation revealed that the conduction band minimum of some Sn nanowires originates from the electronic states in the valence band of bulk Sn. This behavior was discussed in terms of the dependence on the orientation and cross-sectional shape of Sn nanowires. In addition, we clarified that the [110]-oriented nanowires with a narrow (001) sidewall and [111]-oriented nanowires have the lightest effective mass among the considered nanowires.Keywords
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