Published online by Cambridge University Press: 15 February 2011
Finite element results are presented for the case of an elastically bent isotropic rectangular crystal with clamped boundary conditions. Results show that the anticlastic curvature can be eliminated in the center of the crystal provided the crystal length to width ratio fits a “golden aspect ratio” which is dependent on the Poisson coefficient ν. For ν=0.262 (appropriate for Si(111)), this ratio is approximately equal to 1.42.