Yaohua Tan

Tight Binding parameterization of strained materials

Motivation:

  • To have TB parameters for strained materials are critical for device level simulations(strain always exists).

Approach:

  • sp3d5s* TB model.
  • TB parameters are obtained by ab-initio mapping
  • environment dependent TB model for strained materials

Results:

  • TB band edges match hybrid functional results for strained materials.

Impact:

  • Strain model is obtained for arbitrarily strained III-V and group IV materials