Abstract
We study surface and bulk equilibrium in Si-Ge alloys by direct simulation. The composition at a reconstructed (100) surface varies with depth in a complex oscillatory way. Lateral ordering occurs even in the fourth layer, driven by the local stress field. The bulk phase diagram is well described by regular solution theory. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.63.1164 © 1989 The American Physical Society