Surface and Edge Energy of Electron Gas in Nanocrystals
Abstract
The energy of a many-electrons nanoparticle depends on its form via the surface and edge contributions to the thermodynamic functions. The surface energy of free electron gas is found for a semiconductor with the Dirac spectrum. The edge energy of electron gas is calculated for quadratic energy spectrum of electrons without and with anisotropy. We find also spin-orbit corrections to the surface energy which behave like the inverse square of crystal size.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 01, 2001
- Accession Number
- ADP013246
Entities
People
- M. M. Mahmoodian
- M. V. Entin
Organizations
- Russian Academy of Sciences