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Curvature effects on valley splitting and degeneracy lifting: Case of Si/Ge rolled-up nanotubes

Pizzi, Giovanni  
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Virgilio, Michele
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Grosso, Giuseppe
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2012
Physical Review B

We numerically investigate electronic states, degeneracy lifting, and valley splitting in the conduction band of rolled-up Si/Ge nanotubes. Results are derived from a tight-binding model where the input equilibrium positions of the atoms are obtained by means of continuum elasticity theory. We find three inequivalent Delta valleys. The lifting of their energy degeneracy and the spatial distribution of the corresponding states are interpreted in terms of nonbiaxial strain and confinement effects. The intervalley interaction in Si/Ge nanotubes is studied as a function of the thickness and curvature of the tube. We demonstrate that the curvature affects the intervalley interaction, in close analogy to what happens with the application of a perpendicular electric field in planar quantum well Si/Ge systems.

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DOI
10.1103/PhysRevB.85.075308
Web of Science ID

WOS:000300088900004

Author(s)
Pizzi, Giovanni  
Virgilio, Michele
Grosso, Giuseppe
Kiravittaya, Suwit
Schmidt, Oliver G.
Date Issued

2012

Published in
Physical Review B
Volume

85

Issue

7

Article Number

075308

Subjects

Quantum-Wells

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Electronic-Properties

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Nanomembranes

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Microtubes

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Tube

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March 8, 2012
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