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Ab-Initio Theory of Defect Structure in a-Si iH

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 February 2011

Yaneer Bar-Yam  and
J. D. Joannopoulos
Yaneer Bar-Yam
Affiliation:
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Physics, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139, U.S.A.
J. D. Joannopoulos
Affiliation:
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Physics, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139, U.S.A.
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Abstract

It has recently become feasible that theory Will be able to predict the structure of solids “ab-initio”, using only the atomic number of the constituent atoms as input. This is based on recent advances in density-functional theory and pseudopotential theory. A simple physical introduction of the concepts underlying these theories is presented. Special emphasis is given to examining the structure and effective correlation energies of defects in amorphous Si.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 70: Symposium E – Materials Issues in Amorphous-Semiconductor Technology , 1986 , 97
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1986

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