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Electronic Band Structure in Porous Silicon

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This updated review summarizes the main theoretical approaches to model porous silicon electronic band structure, comparing effective mass theory, semiempirical and first-principles methods. In order to model its complex porous morphology, supercell, nanowire, and nanocrystal approaches are widely used. In particular, calculations of strain, doping, and surface chemistry effects on the band structure are discussed. The combined use of ab initio and tight-binding approaches to predict the band structure and properties of electronic devices based on porous silicon is put forward. Finally, recent trends in pSi theoretical modeling are discussed, highlighting the emerging use of molecular dynamics calculations.

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  1. Instituto de Energías Renovables, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Temixco, Morelos, 62580, Mexico

    Julia Tagüeña-Martínez

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    Chumin Wang

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Tagüeña-Martínez, J., Wang, C. (2017). Electronic Band Structure in Porous Silicon. In: Canham, L. (eds) Handbook of Porous Silicon. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-04508-5_51-2

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    Electronic Band Structure in Porous Silicon
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    DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-04508-5_51-2

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