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Simulation of Mechanisms in Strained Silicon Germanium Epitaxy

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 March 2011

Richard J. Wagner  and
Erdogan Gulari
Richard J. Wagner
Affiliation:
Department of Chemical Engineering University of Michigan Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA
Erdogan Gulari
Affiliation:
Department of Chemical Engineering University of Michigan Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA
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Abstract

Growth of strained semiconductors can lead to self-assembly of interesting structures such as quantum dots. Simulation of this growth requires an accurate and efficient model for the interactions of lattice mismatched materials. We present a potential for calculating the bond energies in a diamond-like crystal of silicon and germanium. With this potential we predict the strain profiles in an embedded quantum dot and discuss the mechanisms of island formation.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 696: Symposium N – Current Issues in Heteroepitaxial Growth--Stress Relaxation and Self Assembly , 2001 , N1.3
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2002

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