The binding energy of an on-center donor impurity in cylindrical quantum we
ll wire is investigated, The calculation is made within the effective mass
approximation and using a variational approach. The electronic confinement
was modeled by a finite deep potential well. The interaction of the charge
carriers (electron and ion) with both the confined LO and SO phonons has be
en considered. Our results show that the binding energy and the electron ef
fective mass depend on the size of the wire, the height of the potential ba
rrier and the polaronic corrections. Furthermore, for a thin wire the bindi
ng energy depends also on the variation of the electron effective mass at t
he edge of the wire. (C) 2001 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.