Strain induced quantum effect in semiconductors

  • Zhentang Wang*
  • , Shiyou Chen
  • , Xiangmei Duan
  • , Deyan Sun
  • , Xingao Gong
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

The strain effect in semiconductor was quite often described by the continuum elastic model, whose validity is still under debate. Based on the quantum mechanical analysis, we show that if the strain changes the electron occupation of the energy levels, the continuum elastic model would fail. Our finding is demonstrated by the first-principles calculation of Mn-doped GaAs. We also predict that, for Mn-doped spintronic materials, the hole density, thus the Curie temperature TC, can be increased by compressive strain.

Original languageEnglish
Article number074712
JournalJournal of the Physical Society of Japan
Volume81
Issue number7
DOIs
StatePublished - Jul 2012

Keywords

  • Dopants in semiconductor
  • First-principles calculations
  • Strain effect

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