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Semiconductor Alloys: Local Bond Lengths, Mixing Enthalpies, and Microclusters

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 February 2011

A.B. Chen
Affiliation:
Physics Department, Auburn University, AL 36849
A. Sher
Affiliation:
SRI International, Menlo Park, CA 94025
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Abstract

Several recent theoretical studies of the local structure of semiconductor alloys are summarized. First, dilute limit calculations of local bond lengths and mixing enthalpies are discussed. These calculations include effects due to both bond length and bondangle distortions, as well as local chemical rearrangements. Then, a new statistical theory of concentrated alloys is described. Deviations from random alloy distributions (microclusters) are predicted.

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Research Article
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1985

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