Hole gas induced by defects in Ge/Si core-shell nanowires

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Abstract

We investigate the defect levels of surface Si dangling bond (DB) and substitutional Au defects at/near the surfaces of Ge/Si core-shell nanowires through spin-polarized density-functional calculations. Both surface Si DB and substitutional Au defects induce hole carriers in the Ge core by trapping electrons from the valence band maximum state. The reduced scattering by spatial separation of hole carriers and charge traps leads to the ballistic transport in core-shell nanowire structures.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationPhysics of Semiconductors - 30th International Conference on the Physics of Semiconductors, ICPS-30
Pages303-304
Number of pages2
DOIs
StatePublished - 2011
Externally publishedYes
Event30th International Conference on the Physics of Semiconductors, ICPS-30 - Seoul, Korea, Republic of
Duration: 25 Jul 201030 Jul 2010

Publication series

NameAIP Conference Proceedings
Volume1399
ISSN (Print)0094-243X
ISSN (Electronic)1551-7616

Conference

Conference30th International Conference on the Physics of Semiconductors, ICPS-30
Country/TerritoryKorea, Republic of
CitySeoul
Period25/07/1030/07/10

Keywords

  • Au impurity
  • Core-shell nanowire
  • dangling bond defect
  • electronic structure

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