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Quantum Mechanical Comparison between Lithiated and Sodiated Silicon Nanowires

Version 1 : Received: 13 September 2022 / Approved: 15 September 2022 / Online: 15 September 2022 (08:47:32 CEST)

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Boone, D.C. Quantum Mechanical Comparison between Lithiated and Sodiated Silicon Nanowires. Appl. Nano 2024, 5, 48-57. Boone, D.C. Quantum Mechanical Comparison between Lithiated and Sodiated Silicon Nanowires. Appl. Nano 2024, 5, 48-57.

Abstract

This computational research study will compare the specific charge capacity (SCC) between lithium ions inserted into crystallize silicon (c-Si) nanowires versus sodium ions inserted into amorphous silicon (a-Si) nanowires. It will be demonstrated that the potential energy V(r) within the lithium-silicon nanowire supports a coherent energy state model with discrete electron particles while the sodium-silicon nanowire potential energy will be discovered to be essentially zero and thus the electron current that travels through the sodiated silicon nanowire will be modeled as free electron with wave-like characteristics. This is due to the vast differences in the electric fields of the lithiated and sodiated silicon nanowires where the electric fields are of the order of 1e10 V/m and 1e-15 V/m respectively. The main reason for the great disparity in electric fields are due to the present of optical amplification within lithium ions and the absence of this process within sodium ions. It will be shown that optical amplification develops coherent optical interactions which is the primary reason for the surge of specific charge capacity in the lithiated silicon nanowire. Conversely, the lack of optical amplification is the reason for the incoherent optical interactions within sodium ions which is the reason for the low presence of SCC in sodiated silicon nanowires.

Keywords

lithium; sodium; silicon; nanowire; quantum mechanics

Subject

Physical Sciences, Applied Physics

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