Molecular dynamics study of explosive crystallization of SiGe and boron-doped SiGe alloys

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 45, Issue 16, 2006, Pages 5628-5639

  Albenze, Erik J ^a   Thompson, Michael O ^a   Clancy, Paulette ^a  

^a Cornell University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITIONAL RANGE; EXPERIMENTAL RESULTS; EXPLOSIVE CRYSTALLIZATION;

COMPOSITION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRYSTALLIZATION; GERMANIUM; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; SEMICONDUCTOR DOPING;

SILICON ALLOYS;

COMPOSITION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRYSTALLIZATION; GERMANIUM; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; SEMICONDUCTOR DOPING; SILICON ALLOYS;

EID: 33748309077     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie051361w     Document Type: Article

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