In this paper we propose an extension of the self-consistent charge-density-functional tight-binding ͑SCC-DFTB͒ method ͓M. Elstner et al., Phys. Rev. B 58, 7260 ͑1998͔͒, which allows the calculation of the optical properties of finite systems within time-dependent density-functional response theory ͑TD-DFRT͒. For a test set of small organic molecules low-lying singlet excitation energies are computed in good agreement with first-principles and experimental results. The overall computational cost of this parameter-free method is very low and thus it allows us to examine large systems: we report successful applications to C 60 and the polyacene series.
Huge built-in electric fields have been predicted to exist in wurtzite III-V nitrides thin films and multilayers. Such fields originate from heterointerface discontinuities of the macroscopic bulk polarization of the nitrides. Here we discuss the background theory, the role of spontaneous polarization in this context, and the practical implications of built-in polarization fields in nitride nanostructures. To support our arguments, we present detailed self-consistent tight-binding simulations of typical nitride quantum well structures in which polarization effects are dominan
Schottky barrier field effect transistors based on individual catalytically-grown and undoped Si-nanowires (NW) have been fabricated and characterized with respect to their gate lengths. The gate length was shortened by the axial, self-aligned formation of nickel-silicide source and drain segments along the NW. The transistors with 10-30 nm NW diameters displayed p-type behaviour, sustained current densities of up to 0.5 MA/cm2, and exhibited on/off current ratios of up to 10(7). The on-currents were limited and kept constant by the Schottky contacts for gate lengths below 1 microm, and decreased exponentially for gate lengths exceeding 1 microm.
We have determined the main parameters of the quasi-one-dimensional excitons confined in GaAs V-shaped quantum wires, namely exciton Bohr radius and binding energy, by two-photon absorption and magnetoluminescence experiments. The experimental results are in excellent agreement with our calculations, based on realistic wave functions for the actual wire geometry.
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