density functional calculations;
low-index single crystal surfaces;
semi-empirical models and model calculations;
silicon;
surface diffusion;
D O I:
10.1016/S0039-6028(99)00350-7
中图分类号:
O64 [物理化学(理论化学)、化学物理学];
学科分类号:
070304 ;
081704 ;
摘要:
The diffusion pathways along the trough on the Si(001) surface are investigated by tight-binding molecular dynamics calculations using the environment-dependent tight-binding silicon potential and by ab-initio calculations using the Car-Parrinello method. A new diffusion pathway is discovered, consisting of rotation of the addimer. The energy barrier is calculated to be 1.22 eV per dimer, which is in excellent agreement with the experiment. (C) 1999 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.