Prof. Dr. Wolf Gero Schmidt

Office address
Lehrstuhl für Theoretische Physik
Universität Paderborn
Phone +49 (0)5251 60 2335
Fax +49 (0)5251 60 3435
Email: W.G.Schmidt(at)uni-paderborn.de
Web: http://physik.upb.de/ag/ag-schmidt/
Project T1
Ground- and excited-state properties of substrate-supported nanowires calculated from first principles
Areas of Research
• Physics of surfaces and interfaces
• Nanoscale science
• Computational physics
Selected Publications
1. F Hoehne, J Lu, AR Stegner, M Stutzmann, MS Brandt, M Rohrmüller, WG Schmidt, U Gerstmann
Electrically Detected Electron-Spin-Echo Envelope Modulation: A Highly Sensitive Technique for Resolving Complex Interface Structures
Phys. Rev. Lett. 106, 196101 (2011).
2. S Wippermann, WG Schmidt
Entropy Explains Metal-Insulator Transition of the Si(111)-In Nanowire Array
Phys. Rev. Lett. 105, 126102 (2010).
3. S Chandola, K Hinrichs, M Gensch, N Esser, S Wippermann, WG Schmidt, F Bechstedt, K Fleischer, JF McGilp
Structure of Si(111)-In nanowires from the mid-infrared optical response
Phys. Rev. Lett. 102, 226805 (2009).
4. A Hermann, WG Schmidt, P Schwerdtfeger
Resolving the Optical Spectrum of Water: Coordination and Electrostatic Effects
Phys. Rev. Lett. 100, 207403 (2008).
5. S Wippermann, N Koch, WG Schmidt
Adatom-Induced Conductance Modification of In Nanowires: Potential-Well Scattering and Structural Effects
Phys. Rev. Lett. 100, 106802 (2008).