How can I calculate silicon strain effect at [001] direction and [111]direction?

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How can I calculate silicon strain effect at [001] direction and [111]direction?

#1 Post by awdfu » Mon Mar 10, 2008 7:07 am

1.I also want to ask the paper "Yet-Ful Tsay, PRB vol16, num6, 1977" Fig 3 . Is there any relation between the special kpoints at silicon strain [001] and [111] directions ? Why the author want to calculated those kpoints ??

2.How to calculated the strained effect at [001] and [111]directions ?
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