Limits of size confinement in silicon thin films and wires

• Published in: Journal of applied physics Vol. 102; no. 3; pp. 034315 - 034315-8
• Main Authors: Pascual-Gutiérrez, José A., Murthy, Jayathi Y., Viskanta, Raymond
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: American Institute of Physics 01.08.2007
• ISSN: 0021-8979; 1089-7550
• DOI: 10.1063/1.2767870

Physically confined structures such as thin films and nanowires are becoming increasingly important in nanoscale energy conversion and nanoelectronics. The main focus of this work is to determine the size threshold below which the volumetric specific heat and group velocity of one- and two-dimension...