Abstract
We investigate the kinetic role of a surfactant in the epitaxial Si/Ge crystal growth using ab initio molecular dynamics approach. We examine the previously suggested dimer-exchange mechanisms and find that kinetics plays a crucial role in determining the exchange process. We further find that the diffusion of adatoms on an island in the presence of a surfactant is quite different from the dimer-exchange process on a flat surface.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 135-140 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Materials Research Society Symposium - Proceedings |
| Volume | 448 |
| State | Published - 1997 |
| Externally published | Yes |
| Event | Proceedings of the 1996 MRS Fall Meeting - Boston, MA, USA Duration: 2 Dec 1996 → 6 Dec 1996 |
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