Structure and Energetics of the Si-Interface
- 8 May 2000
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review Letters
- Vol. 84 (19), 4393-4396
- https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.84.4393
Abstract
Using a Monte Carlo approach, we identify low-energy structures for the (001)-oriented interface. The optimal interface structure found consists of an ordered array of Si-O-Si “bridges,” with low strain energy. This structure explains several puzzling experimental observations.
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