1. Model reconstructions for the Si(337) orientation
- Author
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Feng-Chuan Chuang, Ciobanu, Cristian V., Cai-Zhuang Wang, and Kai-Ming Ho
- Subjects
Silicon compounds -- Electric properties ,Algorithms -- Analysis ,Molecular dynamics -- Research ,Algorithm ,Physics - Abstract
An investigation of the Si(337)-(2x1) reconstructions is presented to search for the most favorable atomic configuration based on a genetic algorithm, coupled with a highly optimized empirical potential (HOEP) for silicon. The findings lend support to the minimization approach adopted, thus showing that sampling the configuration space using the HOEP potential is a versatile way to find good candidate reconstructions for high-index Si surfaces.
- Published
- 2005