Abstract
A method of calculating the pair distribution function in semiconductor alloys has been extended to the differential and the partial pair distribution functions, and applied to pseudobinaries of the form with the zinc-blende structure. We have used a simple valence force model with bond-stretching and bond-bending forces. Results of calculations are presented for The differential pair distribution function provides a useful experimental way of determining the structural distortions in semiconductor alloys—specifically the mean nearest-neighbor and second-neighbor distances and widths can be obtained for chemically specific pairs of atoms.
- Received 8 July 1998
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.59.4807
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