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Analytical potential for atomistic simulations of silicon, carbon, and silicon carbide

Erhart, P. ; Albe, K. (2005)
Analytical potential for atomistic simulations of silicon, carbon, and silicon carbide.
In: Phys. Rev. B, 71 (3)
doi: 10.1103/PhysRevB.71.035211
Artikel, Bibliographie

Kurzbeschreibung (Abstract)

We present an analytical bond-order potential for silicon, carbon, and silicon carbide that has been optimized by a systematic fitting scheme. The functional form is adopted from a preceding work {\}Phys. Rev. B 65, 195124 (2002) and is built on three independently fitted potentials for Si-Si, C-C, and Si-C interaction. For elemental silicon and carbon, the potential perfectly reproduces elastic properties and agrees very well with first-principles results for high-pressure phases. The formation enthalpies of point defects are reasonably reproduced. In the case of silicon stuctural features of the melt agree nicely with data taken from literature. For silicon carbide the dimer as well as the solid phases B1, B2, and B3 were considered. Again, elastic properties are very well reproduced including internal relaxations under shear. Comparison with first-principles data on point defect formation enthalpies shows fair agreement. The successful validation of the potentials for configurations ranging from the molecular to the bulk regime indicates the transferability of the potential model and makes it a good choice for atomistic simulations that sample a large configuration space.

Typ des Eintrags: Artikel
Erschienen: 2005
Autor(en): Erhart, P. ; Albe, K.
Art des Eintrags: Bibliographie
Titel: Analytical potential for atomistic simulations of silicon, carbon, and silicon carbide
Sprache: Englisch
Publikationsjahr: 19 Januar 2005
Verlag: American Physical Society
Titel der Zeitschrift, Zeitung oder Schriftenreihe: Phys. Rev. B
Jahrgang/Volume einer Zeitschrift: 71
(Heft-)Nummer: 3
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.71.035211
URL / URN: http://prb.aps.org/abstract/PRB/v71/i3/e035211
Kurzbeschreibung (Abstract):

We present an analytical bond-order potential for silicon, carbon, and silicon carbide that has been optimized by a systematic fitting scheme. The functional form is adopted from a preceding work {\}Phys. Rev. B 65, 195124 (2002) and is built on three independently fitted potentials for Si-Si, C-C, and Si-C interaction. For elemental silicon and carbon, the potential perfectly reproduces elastic properties and agrees very well with first-principles results for high-pressure phases. The formation enthalpies of point defects are reasonably reproduced. In the case of silicon stuctural features of the melt agree nicely with data taken from literature. For silicon carbide the dimer as well as the solid phases B1, B2, and B3 were considered. Again, elastic properties are very well reproduced including internal relaxations under shear. Comparison with first-principles data on point defect formation enthalpies shows fair agreement. The successful validation of the potentials for configurations ranging from the molecular to the bulk regime indicates the transferability of the potential model and makes it a good choice for atomistic simulations that sample a large configuration space.

Fachbereich(e)/-gebiet(e): 11 Fachbereich Material- und Geowissenschaften
11 Fachbereich Material- und Geowissenschaften > Materialwissenschaft
11 Fachbereich Material- und Geowissenschaften > Materialwissenschaft > Fachgebiet Materialmodellierung
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Letzte Änderung: 30 Aug 2018 13:37
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