A new parametrization of the Stillinger-Weber potential for an improved description of defects and plasticity of silicon

Journal of Physics Condensed Matter

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2013, Pages

  Pizzagalli, L ^a   Godet, J ^a   Guenole J ^a   Brochard, S ^a   Holmstrom, E ^b,c   Nordlund, K ^c   Albaret, T ^d  

^a SP2MI   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^d UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMORPHOUS STRUCTURES; COMPLEX PROCESSES; CRYSTALLINE PHASE; DISLOCATION CORE; GENERALIZED STACKING FAULT ENERGIES; PARAMETRIZATIONS; STILLINGER-WEBER POTENTIALS; THRESHOLD DISPLACEMENT ENERGY;

DEFECTS; FRACTURE; PHASE STABILITY; PLASTICITY; POINT DEFECTS;

SILICON;

EID: 84872164461     PISSN: 09538984     EISSN: 1361648X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0953-8984/25/5/055801     Document Type: Article

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