Abstract
The atomic processes for the growth of diamond were studied on a single crystalline β-SiC substrate in a hydrogen-free environment. All calculations were performed using the density functional theory (DFT), norm-conserving, fully separable pseudopotentials and a plane-wave basis with a cutoff energy of 40 Ry. The results show that among the isoelectronic group-V atoms, atomic species of a larger size acts as a better surfactant for the heteroepitaxial growth of diamond on β-SiC.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 125504 |
Pages (from-to) | 1255041-1255044 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Physical Review Letters |
Volume | 88 |
Issue number | 12 |
State | Published - 25 Mar 2002 |