DEFECT-INDUCED AMORPHIZATION IN SILICON

被引:19
作者
COLOMBO, L [1 ]
MARIC, D [1 ]
机构
[1] CTR SVIZZERO CALCOLO SCI,CH-6928 MANNO,SWITZERLAND
来源
EUROPHYSICS LETTERS | 1995年 / 29卷 / 08期
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10.1209/0295-5075/29/8/006
中图分类号
O4 [物理学];
学科分类号
0702 ;
摘要
We present the first tight-binding molecular-dynamics simulation of the defect-induced crystal-to-amorphous transition in crystalline silicon. The process is studied by monitoring the response of the crystal lattice to a random insertion of self-interstitial defects. Both structural and electronic properties are investigated and a comparison to amorphous silicon as obtained by quenching from the melt is presented. Finally, we study the effects of the post-implantation thermal annealing on the implanted sample.
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页码:623 / 628
页数:6
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