Abstract:
In size-quantized systems (quantum wires, quantum dots), the effect of carrier scattering
on surface roughness on kinetic phenomena is especially pronounced with small nanostructures.
If a size-limited system is encased in an amorphous shell (for example, the often studied
bismuth nanowire in a glass shell), then it can, in particular, due to deformation processes,
significantly affect the surface of the quantum system, that is, randomly affect the size of the
nanostructure. The latter circumstance has a significant effect on the kinetic processes occurring
in dimensionally quantized structures without and in the presence of a shell. The influence of the
shell contributes to a noticeable decrease in electrical conductivity and thermopower in
nanostructures.