ENERGETICS OF BOND-CENTERED HYDROGEN IN STRAINED SI-SI BONDS

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VAN DE WALLE, CG
NICKEL, NH
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[1] Xerox Palo Alto Research Center, Palo Alto, CA 94304
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10.1103/PhysRevB.51.2636
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T [工业技术];
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The energetics of hydrogen incorporation into strained Si-Si bonds are examined using first-principles density-functional-pseudopotential calculations. It is found that an increase in the bond length of the initial Si-Si bond leads to a lower formation energy for the Si-H-Si configuration. A simple linear relationship, describing the change in formation energy as a function of the Si-Si bond length, is presented, which applies to bond-stretching as well as bond-bending distortions. The results are discussed in the context of hydrogen interaction with grain boundaries in polycrystalline silicon. © 1995 The American Physical Society.
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