Structure and energetics of the Si- SiO2 interface
Using a Monte Carlo approach, we identify low-energy structures for the (001)-oriented Si-SiO2 interface. The optimal interface structure found consists of an ordered array of Si-O-Si "bridges," with low strain energy. This structure explains several puzzling experimental observations.
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IBM Research Division, T. J. Watson Research Center, P.O. Box 218, Yorktown Heights, New York 10598, USA.
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