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Facet-dependent electronic properties of silicon nanowires Xu, Xiaodan
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The effects of surface reconstruction and progressive hydroxylation on the electronic properties of [110] hexagonal silicon nanowires are investigated by ab initio calculations within the density functional theory. Progressive hydroxylation changes the density of states close to valence band maxima and leads to a general decrease in the band gap. The magnitude of band gap reduction is dependent on the facet where the hydroxyl group is bonded. While a high reduction in band gap (10%) is observed for hydroxylation on (111) facets, for (001) facets the reduction is more pronounced (21%) only when there is a (3 x 1) reconstruction. The reduction in band gap is generally accompanied by an o_-center radial shift in the location of the charge density arising from the HOMO. These results go to show the impact of surface reconstruction and termination groups on the electronic properties of Si nanowires, which are important for using these materials for biosensor and transistor applications. In order to synthesize Si nanowires, this thesis also explores the self-organization of citrate-stabilized gold nanoparticles onto amino-terminated surfaces. The deposition of citrate-stabilized gold nanoparticles onto hydrogen-terminated Si surface with pH modification is also investigated and is compared with the self-organized method. Both approaches show gold colloid deposition.
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Facet-dependent electronic properties of silicon nanowires
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University of British Columbia
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2009
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The effects of surface reconstruction and progressive hydroxylation on the electronic properties of [110] hexagonal silicon nanowires are investigated by ab initio calculations within the density functional theory. Progressive hydroxylation changes the density of states close to valence band maxima and leads to a general decrease in the band gap. The magnitude of band gap reduction is dependent on the facet where the hydroxyl group is bonded. While a high reduction in band gap (10%) is observed for hydroxylation on (111) facets, for (001) facets the reduction is more pronounced (21%) only when there is a (3 x 1) reconstruction. The reduction in band gap is generally accompanied by an o_-center radial shift in the location of the charge density arising from the HOMO. These results go to show the impact of surface reconstruction and termination groups on the electronic properties of Si nanowires, which are important for using these materials for biosensor and transistor applications. In order to synthesize Si nanowires, this thesis also explores the self-organization of citrate-stabilized gold nanoparticles onto amino-terminated surfaces. The deposition of citrate-stabilized gold nanoparticles onto hydrogen-terminated Si surface with pH modification is also investigated and is compared with the self-organized method. Both approaches show gold colloid deposition.
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eng
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2009-07-06
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Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
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10.14288/1.0064882
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University of British Columbia
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2009-11
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