Global structural optimization of Si magic clusters on the Si(1 1 1) 7 × 7 surface

Surface Science

Volumn 598, Issue 1-3, 2005, Pages

  Chuang, Feng Chuan ^a   Liu, Bei ^a   Wang, Cai Zhuang ^a   Chan, Tzu Liang ^a   Ho, Kai Ming ^a  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Clusters; Density functional calculations; Low index single crystal surfaces; Molecular dynamics; Scanning tunneling microscopy; Self assembly; Silicon; Surface energy

Indexed keywords

GENETIC ALGORITHMS; INTERFACIAL ENERGY; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; SCANNING TUNNELING MICROSCOPY; SILICON;

FIRST-PRINCIPLES CALCULATIONS; LOW INDEX SINGLE CRYSTAL SURFACES; STM IMAGES; TIGHT-BINDING;

STRUCTURAL OPTIMIZATION;

EID: 28244459485     PISSN: 00396028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.susc.2005.09.025     Document Type: Article

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