Size effects on the band-gap of semiconductor compounds

M Li, JC Li - Materials Letters, 2006 - Elsevier
Based on a thermodynamic model for size-dependent melting temperature, the size-
dependent band-gap of low dimensional semiconductor compounds is modeled without any …

The transition from bulk to nano as a phase transition

MG Krishna, AK Kapoor, MD Prasad… - Physica E: Low …, 2006 - Elsevier
It is demonstrated that the chemical potential of bosons trapped in a harmonic potential
shows a discontinuity as a function of the number of particles in the system. In the model …