High-quality continuous random networks
Materials Science
2009-10-31 v1 Statistical Mechanics
Abstract
The continuous random network (CRN) model is an idealized model for perfectly coordinated amorphous semiconductors. The quality of a CRN can be assessed in terms of topological and configurational properties, including coordination, bond-angle distributions and deformation energy. Using a variation on the sillium approach proposed 14 years ago by Wooten, Winer and Weaire, we present 1000-atom and 4096-atom configurations with a degree of strain significantly less than the best CRN available at the moment and, for the first time, comparable to experimental results.
Cite
@article{arxiv.cond-mat/9911061,
title = {High-quality continuous random networks},
author = {G. T. Barkema and N. Mousseau},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/9911061},
year = {2009}
}
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7 pages, including 6 postscript figures