A modified Stillinger-Weber potential for modelling silicon surfaces

被引:19
作者
Stephenson, PCL [1 ]
Radny, MW [1 ]
Smith, PV [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV NEWCASTLE,DEPT PHYS,CALLAGHAN,NSW 2308,AUSTRALIA
基金
澳大利亚研究理事会;
关键词
adatoms; computer simulations; low index single crystal surfaces; molecular dynamics; semi-empirical models and model calculations; silicon; surface relaxation and reconstruction; surface structure; morphology; roughness; and topography;
D O I
10.1016/0039-6028(96)00801-1
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 widely used Stillinger-Weber potential for silicon interactions has been modified to provide an accurate description of the Si(111)-(7 x 7) surface including the highly reactive adatom and rest-atom sites. This modified potential also provides a good representation of bulk silicon, and the Si(001)-(1 x 1), Si(001)-(2 x 1), Si(111)-(1 x 1) and Si(111)-(2 x 1) surfaces. Above the melting temperature of 1683 K, however, the original Stillinger-Weber potential is probably superior.
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页码:177 / 184
页数:8
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