Network structure and dynamics of hydrogenated amorphous silicon

Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids

Volumn 354, Issue 19-25, 2008, Pages 2149-2154

  Drabold, D A ^a   Abtew, T A ^a   Inam, F ^a   Pan, Y ^a  

^a OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Density functional theory; Molecular dynamics; Silicon

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRYSTAL DEFECTS; DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; EIGENVALUES AND EIGENFUNCTIONS; HYDROGEN BONDS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; THERMAL EFFECTS;

COORDINATION DEFECTS; LOCAL HEATING; NETWORK STRUCTURE; SQUARED ELECTRON-LATTICE COUPLING;

AMORPHOUS SILICON;

EID: 42649104355     PISSN: 00223093     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jnoncrysol.2007.09.081     Document Type: Article

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