3.3 Substrate Orientation and Strain Tensor

The energy splitting and the shift of the mean energy depend on the orientation of the applied forces. In the case of strained SiGe active layers grown on relaxed SiGe substrates this orientation is determined by the orientation of a substrate.
Subsections

3.3.1 Strain Tensor in the Interface Coordinate System
3.3.2 Coordinate System Transformation
3.3.3 Strain Tensor Elements in the Principle Coordinate System

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