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Stress Field Effects on Phonon Properties in Spatially Confined Semiconductor Nanostructures

L.L. Zhu^1,2,3, X.J. Zheng^1,2

1 Key Laboratory of Mechanics on Western Disaster and Environment, Ministry of Education, P.R.China, and Department of Mechanics and Engineering Science, College of Civil Engineering andMechanics, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, Gansu 730000, P.R. China.
2 Coresponding Author. Tel: +86-931- 8912112, Fax: +86-931-8625576. Email: zhulinl03@lzu.cn(Linli Zhu), xjzheng@lzu.edu.cn (Xiaojing zheng)
3 Present address: Department of Mechanical Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University,Hong Kong, P.R. China. Email: mmllzhu@polyu.edu.hk (Linli Zhu)