Structural stability and optical properties of nanomaterials with reconstructed surfaces |
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Authors: | Puzder Aaron Williamson A J Reboredo F A Galli Giulia |
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Affiliation: | Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94550, USA. |
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Abstract: | We present density functional and quantum Monte Carlo calculations of the stability and optical properties of semiconductor nanomaterials with reconstructed surfaces. We predict the relative stability of silicon nanostructures with reconstructed and unreconstructed surfaces, and we show that surface step geometries unique to highly curved surfaces dramatically reduce the optical gaps and decrease excitonic lifetimes. These predictions provide an explanation of both the variations in the photoluminescence spectra of colloidally synthesized nanoparticles and observed deep gap levels in porous silicon. |
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