Structural, electronic, and optical properties of hexagonal and triangular SiC NWs with different diameters*

Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 11574261) and the Natural Science Foundation of Hebei Province, China (Grant No. A2015203261).

Li Yan-Jing1, Li Ya-Lin2, Li Shu-Long1, Gong Pei1, Fang Xiao-Yong1, †
       

(color online) Relaxed crystal structures of H1, H2, H3, T1, T2, and T3, where yellow (larger) and gray (smaller) ball represent silicon and carbon atoms respectively.