In this paper we report on tight-binding calculations of lowest unoccupied molecular orbitals states for silicon ellipsoidal nanocrystals. The electronic structure has been calculated for different nanocrystal shapes either keeping constant or varying the number of silicon atoms. We have found that changing the ellipsoid aspect ratio a non-obvious energy level structure is obtained. The implications for the infrared optical transitions and their relationship with the polarization of the radiation involved are discussed.

A tight-binding study of LUMO states in ellipsoidal silicon nanocrystals / Trani, Fabio; Cantele, Giovanni; Ninno, Domenico; Iadonisi, Giuseppe. - In: PHYSICA E-LOW-DIMENSIONAL SYSTEMS & NANOSTRUCTURES. - ISSN 1386-9477. - STAMPA. - 22:(2004), pp. 808-814. [10.1016/j.physe.2003.09.046]

A tight-binding study of LUMO states in ellipsoidal silicon nanocrystals

TRANI, FABIO;CANTELE, GIOVANNI;NINNO, DOMENICO;IADONISI, GIUSEPPE
2004

Abstract

In this paper we report on tight-binding calculations of lowest unoccupied molecular orbitals states for silicon ellipsoidal nanocrystals. The electronic structure has been calculated for different nanocrystal shapes either keeping constant or varying the number of silicon atoms. We have found that changing the ellipsoid aspect ratio a non-obvious energy level structure is obtained. The implications for the infrared optical transitions and their relationship with the polarization of the radiation involved are discussed.
2004
A tight-binding study of LUMO states in ellipsoidal silicon nanocrystals / Trani, Fabio; Cantele, Giovanni; Ninno, Domenico; Iadonisi, Giuseppe. - In: PHYSICA E-LOW-DIMENSIONAL SYSTEMS & NANOSTRUCTURES. - ISSN 1386-9477. - STAMPA. - 22:(2004), pp. 808-814. [10.1016/j.physe.2003.09.046]
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