Abstract: We present a quantum-accurate multiscale study of how hydrogen-filled discoidal "platelet'' defects grow inside a silicon crystal. Dynamical simulations of a 10-nm-diameter platelet reveal that H-2 molecules form at its internal surfaces, diffuse, and dissociate at its perimeter, where they both induce and stabilize the breaking up of highly stressed silicon bonds. A buildup of H-2 internal pressure is neither needed for nor allowed by this stress-corrosion growth mechanism, at odds with previous models. Slow platelet growth up to micrometric sizes is predicted as a consequence, making atomically smooth crystal cleavage possible in implantation experiments.

Atomically Smooth Stress-Corrosion Cleavage of a Hydrogen-Implanted Crystal

DE VITA, ALESSANDRO
2010-01-01

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Abstract: We present a quantum-accurate multiscale study of how hydrogen-filled discoidal "platelet'' defects grow inside a silicon crystal. Dynamical simulations of a 10-nm-diameter platelet reveal that H-2 molecules form at its internal surfaces, diffuse, and dissociate at its perimeter, where they both induce and stabilize the breaking up of highly stressed silicon bonds. A buildup of H-2 internal pressure is neither needed for nor allowed by this stress-corrosion growth mechanism, at odds with previous models. Slow platelet growth up to micrometric sizes is predicted as a consequence, making atomically smooth crystal cleavage possible in implantation experiments.
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