Properties of a continuous-random-network model for amorphous systems
Statistical Mechanics
2009-10-31 v1 Materials Science
Abstract
We use a Monte Carlo bond-switching method to study systematically the thermodynamic properties of a "continuous random network" model, the canonical model for such amorphous systems as a-Si and a-SiO. Simulations show first-order "melting" into an amorphous state, and clear evidence for a glass transition in the supercooled liquid. The random-network model is also extended to study heterogeneous structures, such as the interface between amorphous and crystalline Si.
Cite
@article{arxiv.cond-mat/9807211,
title = {Properties of a continuous-random-network model for amorphous systems},
author = {Yuhai Tu and J. Tersoff and G. Grinstein and David Vanderbilt},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/9807211},
year = {2009}
}
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