Study of structural and thermodynamic properties of GaAs and InAs using Monte Carlo simulations

Molecular Simulation

Volumn 33, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 623-628

  Adhikari, J ^a   Kumar, A ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY BOMBAY   (India)

Author keywords

GaAs; InAs; Monte Carlo method; Tersoff potential

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; MONTE CARLO METHODS; TEMPERATURE CONTROL; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES;

NEAREST NEIGHBOUR DISTANCES; TERSOFF POTENTIALS;

SEMICONDUCTING GALLIUM ARSENIDE;

EID: 34548134476     PISSN: 08927022     EISSN: 10290435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08927020701365505     Document Type: Article

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