Growth Mechanisms and Novel Properties of Silicon Nanostructures from Quantum-Mechanical Calculations

• Main Author: Zhang, Rui-Qin (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Series: SpringerBriefs in Molecular Science,
• Subjects: Chemistry.; Chemistry, Physical and theoretical.; Nanoscale science.; Nanoscience.; Nanostructures.; Nanotechnology.; Materials science.; Theoretical and Computational Chemistry.; Nanoscale Science and Technology.; Characterization and Evaluation of Materials.

In this volume, Prof. Zhang reviews the systematic theoretical studies in his group on the growth mechanisms and properties of silicon quantum dots, nanotubes and nanowires, including: mechanisms of oxide-assisted growth of silicon nanowires, energetic stability of pristine silicon nanowires and nan...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Growth mechanism of silicon nanowires
• Stability of silicon nanostructures
• Novel electronic properties of silicon nanostructures
• Summary and remarks.