Characterization of carbon-carbon bonds on the SiC(001)c(2x2) surface

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作者
Kackell, P [1 ]
Furthmuller, J [1 ]
Bechstedt, F [1 ]
Kresse, G [1 ]
Hafner, J [1 ]
机构
[1] VIENNA TECH UNIV,INST THEORET PHYS,A-1040 VIENNA,AUSTRIA
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PHYSICAL REVIEW B | 1996年 / 54卷 / 15期
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10.1103/PhysRevB.54.10304
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T [工业技术];
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摘要
The c(2x2) reconstruction of the C-terminated SC-SiC(001) surface has been characterized using first-principles density-functional calculations for a series of possible geometries. The bonding of the carbon atoms is found to be the key for understanding the surface reconstruction. The triple-bond bridging configuration is favored over the double-bond dimer reconstruction typical for group-IV (001) surfaces far reasons of energetic stability and the electronic structure. However, a partial dangling-bond saturation due to hydrogen cannot be excluded. Our results for the atomic and electronic structure agree reasonably with the experimental information available.
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页码:10304 / 10307
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