Effect of bct-5 Si on the indentation of monocrystalline silicon

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  • Kausala Mylvaganam
  • LC Zhang
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Mono-crystalline silicon experiences various phase transformations under different loading conditions. This paper reveals, with the aid of molecular dynamics simulations, that scratching the silicon {001} surface along the [110] direction under a load of 0.8 μN or more would produce stable 5 coordinated body centered tetragonal (bct-5) silicon in the subsurface. By examining the effect of this bct-5 silicon on indentation, it was found that the resistant to deformation of bct-5 silicon is higher than a-Si but lower than diamond Si.

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تاریخ انتشار 2012