SIMULATIONS OF CRYSTAL-GROWTH - EFFECTS OF ATOMIC-BEAM ENERGY

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GILMER, GH
ROLAND, C
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[1] AT and T Bell Laboratories, Murray Hill
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10.1063/1.112243
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O59 [应用物理学];
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We have simulated silicon molecular beam epitaxy on (100) and (111) substrates using molecular dynamics methods. We find that the kinetic energy of the atomic beam has a dramatic effect on the crystalline ordering in the deposit. Energetic beams form a crystalline film at less than half the absolute temperature required for a thermal beam. Our simulations show that crystallization is facilitated by the transient atomic motion just after the impact of an atom from the beam.
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