One of the fascinating properties of the new families of two-dimensional crystals is their high
stretchability and the possibility to use external strain to manipulate, in a controlled manner …

Strain effect on circularly polarized electroluminescence (EL) is theoretically analyzed for a
pin junction of transition metal dichalcogenides. The electrically controllable circularly …

Based on first-principles calculations, we investigate a novel class of 2D materials–MX2
metal dihalides (X= Cl, Br, I). Our results show that single-layer dihalides are energetically …

The promising and versatile applications of low dimensional materials are largely due to
their surface properties, which along with their underlying electronic structures have been …

We present the mechanism and the extent of increase in the oxygen anion diffusivity in
Y2O3 stabilized ZrO2 (YSZ) under biaxial lattice strain. The oxygen vacancy migration paths …

Although Si is extensively used in micro-nano electronics, its inherent optical absorption
cutoff at 1100-nm limits its photonic and optoelectronic applications in visible to partly near …

Silicon has been widely used in the microelectronics industry. However, its photonic
applications are restricted to visible and partial near-infrared spectral range owing to its …

For decades now, silicon has been the workhorse of the microelectronics revolution and a
key enabler of the information age. Owing to its excellent optical properties in the near-and …

We present a study of the influence of high strain on the bandgap and the refractive index of
silicon. The results of photoluminescence show that with the strain applied, the silicon …

Strain-induced changes to the electronic structure of nanoscale materials provide a
promising avenue for expanding the optoelectronic functionality of semiconductor …