Theory of Electron-Phonon Dynamics in Insulating Nanoparticles
Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
2009-11-07 v1 Materials Science
Abstract
We discuss the rich vibrational dynamics of nanometer-scale semiconducting and insulating crystals as probed by localized electronic impurity states, with an emphasis on nanoparticles that are only weakly coupled to their environment. Two principal regimes of electron-phonon dynamics are distinguished, and a brief survey of vibrational-mode broadening mechanisms is presented. Recent work on the effects of mechanical interaction with the environment is discussed.
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@article{arxiv.cond-mat/0107241,
title = {Theory of Electron-Phonon Dynamics in Insulating Nanoparticles},
author = {Michael R. Geller and W. M. Dennis and Vadim A. Markel and Kelly R. Patton and Daniel T. Simon and Ho-Soon Yang},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/0107241},
year = {2009}
}
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