| Abstract: | Using the density-functional theory in the local-density approximation, norm-conserving pseudopotentials, and plane-wave expansions, we have developed a simple way to calculate ab initio the uniaxial strain dependence of the TO(Γ) phonon mode in GaAs, including the envolved relaxations effects. The relaxation response of the system was evaluated from the use of the elasticity theory. Our results confirm the experimental evidence and show a reasonable agreement with the observed data for the frequency splitting of this phonon mode. © 1993 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. |
