processes involved in the silicon carbide transition.",
}
+@Article{zirkelbach12,
+ author = "F. Zirkelbach and B. Stritzker and K. Nordlund and W.
+ G. Schmidt and E. Rauls and J. K. N. Lindner",
+ title = "First-principles and empirical potential simulation
+ study of intrinsic and carbon-related defects in
+ silicon",
+ journal = "physica status solidi (c)",
+ volume = "9",
+ number = "10-11",
+ publisher = "WILEY-VCH Verlag",
+ ISSN = "1610-1642",
+ URL = "http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pssc.201200198",
+ doi = "10.1002/pssc.201200198",
+ pages = "1968--1973",
+ keywords = "silicon, carbon, silicon carbide, defect formation,
+ defect migration, density functional theory, empirical
+ potential, molecular dynamics",
+ year = "2012",
+ abstract = "Results of atomistic simulations aimed at
+ understanding precipitation of the highly attractive
+ wide band gap semiconductor material silicon carbide in
+ silicon are presented. The study involves a systematic
+ investigation of intrinsic and carbon-related defects
+ as well as defect combinations and defect migration by
+ both, quantummechanical first-principles as well as
+ empirical potential methods. Comparing formation and
+ activation energies, ground-state structures of defects
+ and defect combinations as well as energetically
+ favorable agglomeration of defects are predicted.
+ Moreover, accurate ab initio calculations unveil
+ limitations of the analytical method based on a
+ Tersoff-like bond order potential. A work-around is
+ proposed in order to subsequently apply the highly
+ efficient technique on large structures not accessible
+ by first-principles methods. The outcome of both types
+ of simulation provides a basic microscopic
+ understanding of defect formation and structural
+ evolution particularly at non-equilibrium conditions
+ strongly deviated from the ground state as commonly
+ found in SiC growth processes. A possible precipitation
+ mechanism, which conforms well to experimental findings
+ and clarifies contradictory views present in the
+ literature is outlined (© 2012 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH &
+ Co. KGaA, Weinheim)",
+}
+
@Article{lindner95,
author = "J. K. N. Lindner and A. Frohnwieser and B.
Rauschenbach and B. Stritzker",