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Analysis of Si-SiO2 Interfacial-Energy Hierarchy via Mixed-Phase Solidification of Si Films on SiO2

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 October 2015

Ying Wang
Affiliation:
Dept. of Applied Physics and Applied Mathematics, Columbia University, NY, NY 10027, USA
Monica D. Chahal
Affiliation:
Dept. of Applied Physics and Applied Mathematics, Columbia University, NY, NY 10027, USA
J. J. Wang
Affiliation:
Dept. of Applied Physics and Applied Mathematics, Columbia University, NY, NY 10027, USA
A. B. Limanov
Affiliation:
Dept. of Applied Physics and Applied Mathematics, Columbia University, NY, NY 10027, USA
A. M. Chitu
Affiliation:
Dept. of Applied Physics and Applied Mathematics, Columbia University, NY, NY 10027, USA
James S. Im
Affiliation:
Dept. of Applied Physics and Applied Mathematics, Columbia University, NY, NY 10027, USA
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Abstract

We have experimentally investigated the anisotropy of Si-SiO2 interfacial energy by leveraging the mixed-phase solidification (MPS) method. By examining the microstructure evolution resulting from partial-melting-and-solidification cycles, and interpreting the changes in the surface-orientation distribution of the grains in terms of the thermodynamic model, we have identified the orientation-dependent hierarchical order of Si-SiO2 interfacial energies, σ{hkl}, as: σ{100} < σ{310} < σ{113} < σ{112} < σ{221} < σ{210}∼σ{331} < σ{111}, σ{110}.

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