The most common empirical potentials for covalent systems are the Stillinger-Weber\cite{stillinger85}, Brenner\cite{brenner90}, Tersoff\cite{tersoff_si3} and environment-dependent interatomic (EDIP)\cite{bazant96,bazant97,justo98} potential.\r
Until recently\cite{lucas10}, a parametrization to describe the C-Si multicomponent system within the mentioned interaction models did only exist for the Tersoff\cite{tersoff_m} and related potentials.\r
Whether such potentials are appropriate for the description of the physical problem has, however, to be verified first by applying classical and quantum-mechanical methods to relevant processes that can be treated by both methods.\r
The most common empirical potentials for covalent systems are the Stillinger-Weber\cite{stillinger85}, Brenner\cite{brenner90}, Tersoff\cite{tersoff_si3} and environment-dependent interatomic (EDIP)\cite{bazant96,bazant97,justo98} potential.\r
Until recently\cite{lucas10}, a parametrization to describe the C-Si multicomponent system within the mentioned interaction models did only exist for the Tersoff\cite{tersoff_m} and related potentials.\r
Whether such potentials are appropriate for the description of the physical problem has, however, to be verified first by applying classical and quantum-mechanical methods to relevant processes that can be treated by both methods.\r