Abstract
Using a Monte Carlo approach, we identify low-energy structures for the (001)-oriented interface. The optimal interface structure found consists of an ordered array of Si-O-Si “bridges,” with low strain energy. This structure explains several puzzling experimental observations.
- Received 7 September 1999
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.84.4393
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