A first principles electronic structure based method is presented to determine the equivalent circuit representations of nanostructured physical systems at optical frequencies, via a mapping of the effective permittivity calculated for a lattice of physical nano-elements using density functional theory to that calculated for a lattice of impedances using circuit theory. Specifically, it is shown that silicon nanowires and carbon nanotubes can be represented as series combinations of inductance, capacitance and resistance. It is anticipated that the generality of this approach will allow for an alternate description of physical systems at optical frequencies, and in the realization of novel opto- and nanoelectronic devices, including negative refractive index materials.
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1 August 2006
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August 04 2006
Circuit elements at optical frequencies from first principles: A synthesis of electronic structure and circuit theories
R. Ramprasad;
R. Ramprasad
a)
Department of Chemical, Materials and Biomolecular Engineering, Institute of Materials Science,
University of Connecticut
, 97 N. Eagleville Road, Storrs, Connecticut 06269
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C. Tang
C. Tang
Department of Chemical, Materials and Biomolecular Engineering, Institute of Materials Science,
University of Connecticut
, 97 N. Eagleville Road, Storrs, Connecticut 06269
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Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; electronic mail: rampi@ims.uconn.edu
J. Appl. Phys. 100, 034305 (2006)
Article history
Received:
March 13 2006
Accepted:
May 11 2006
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R. Ramprasad, C. Tang; Circuit elements at optical frequencies from first principles: A synthesis of electronic structure and circuit theories. J. Appl. Phys. 1 August 2006; 100 (3): 034305. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2226985
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