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Modeling the crystal growth of cubic silicon carbide by molecular dynamics simulations

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 February 2011

Nicoletta Resta ,
Christopher Kohler  and
Hans-Rainer Trebin
Nicoletta Resta
Affiliation:
Institut für Theoretische und Angewandte Physik, Universität Stuttgart, D-70550 Stuttgart, Germany
Christopher Kohler
Affiliation:
Institut für Theoretische und Angewandte Physik, Universität Stuttgart, D-70550 Stuttgart, Germany
Hans-Rainer Trebin
Affiliation:
Institut für Theoretische und Angewandte Physik, Universität Stuttgart, D-70550 Stuttgart, Germany
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Abstract

The crystal growth of a seed of cubic SiC into the amorphous material has been investigated by means of classical molecular dynamics simulations. The crystallization process was studied with a set of supercells containing up to 2000 atoms, initially consisting of a 12 Å thick layer of crystalline SiC and a 18 Å thick layer of amorphous SiC at high pressure. The dynamic evolution of crystallization was then followed for several nanoseconds with the simulated annealing technique performed at constant pressure and temperature. The atomic interactions were described by the Tersoff potential. We studied the dependence of the growth process on the crystallographic orientation of the crystalline/amorphous interface by considering three different crystal planes, namely the {100}, {110}, and {111} planes. Within the pressure-temperature range considered in our simulations, we observed the crystal growth only for the {110} and the {111} orientations, but not for the {100} ones. The atomistic details of the growth mechanism are described and discussed.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 742: Symposium K – Silicon Carbide-Materials, Processing, and Devices , 2002 , K5.3
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2003

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