Hybrid Monte Carlo-molecular dynamics algorithm for the study of islands and step edges on semiconductor surfaces: Application to Si/Si(001)

Physical Review E - Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics

Volumn 70, Issue 3 2, 2004, Pages

  Tavazza, F ^a   Nurminen, L ^b   Landau, D P ^a,b   Kuronen, A ^b   Kaski, K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b AALTO UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CORRELATION METHODS; DIMERS; EPITAXIAL GROWTH; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS; SILICON;

ADATOM DIFFUSION; ISLAND STABILITY; SEMICONDUCTOR SURFACES; STEP KINETICS;

MOLECULAR DYNAMICS;

EID: 42749098852     PISSN: 15393755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevE.70.036701     Document Type: Article

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