Ab initio energy loss spectra of Si and Ge nanowires

作者:Palummo Maurizia*; Hogan Conor; Ossicini Stefano
来源:Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 2015, 17(43): 29085-29089.
DOI:10.1039/c5cp05074j

摘要

We report an ab initio investigation of fast electron energy-loss probability in silicon and germanium nanowires. Computed energy loss spectra are characterized by a strong enhancement of the direct interband transition peak at low energy, in good agreement with experimental data. Our calculations predict an important diameter dependence of the bulk volume plasmon peak for very thin wires which is consistent with the blue shift observed experimentally in thicker wires.

  • 出版日期2015