Atomistic structure simulation of silicon nanocrystals driven with suboxide penalty energies

Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 635-639

  Yilmaz, D E ^a   Bulutay, C ^a   Cagin T ^b  

^a BILKENT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

Silicon nanocrystals; Simulation; Structure

Indexed keywords

AMORPHOUS OXIDE MATRIX; EMBEDDED NANOCRYSTALS;

AMORPHOUS MATERIALS; ANNEALING; CHEMICAL BONDS; CONSTRAINED OPTIMIZATION; CRYSTAL ATOMIC STRUCTURE; DIFFUSION; OXYGEN;

NANOCRYSTALLINE SILICON;

EID: 41749092737     PISSN: 15334880     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1166/jnn.2008.A117     Document Type: Conference Paper

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