Strain distribution in zincblende and wurtzite GaAs nanowires bent by a one-sided (In, Al)As stressor shell: consequences for torsion, chirality, and piezoelectricity

Yiannis Hadjimichael, Oliver Brandt, Christian Merdon +2

We present a finite-strain model that is capable of describing the large deformations in bent nanowire heterostructures. The model incorporates a nonlinear strain formulation deriv…