Monte Carlo Studies of Ternary Semiconductor Alloys: Application to theSystem
- 7 August 1995
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review Letters
- Vol. 75 (6) , 1114-1117
- https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.75.1114
Abstract
The structural properties of Si-Ge-C alloys are studied using Monte Carlo simulations. The large size mismatch among the constituents is overcome by introducing atom-identity switches accompanied with neighbor-atom relaxations. A repulsive interaction between carbon atoms is found, so no clustering is observed. No formation of Ge-C bonds is foreseen. The lattice structural parameters show strong deviations from linear behavior.Keywords
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