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Title: A multiscale study of misfit dislocations in PbTe/PbSe(001) heteroepitaxy
In this work, we investigate misfit dislocations in PbTe/PbSe heteroepitaxial systems using the concurrent atomistic–continuum (CAC) method. A potential model containing the long-range Coulombic interaction and short-range Buckingham potential is developed for the system. By considering the minimum potential energy of relaxed interface structures for various initial conditions and PbTe layer thicknesses, the equilibrium structure of misfit dislocations and the dislocation spacings in PbTe/PbSe(001) heteroepitaxial thin films are obtained as a function of the PbTe layer thicknesses grown on a PbSe substrate. The critical layer thickness above which misfit dislocations inevitably form, the structure of the misfit dislocations at the interfaces, and the dependence of average dislocation spacing on PbTe layer thickness are obtained and discussed. The simulation results provide an explanation for the narrowing of the spread of the distribution of misfit dislocation spacing as layer thickness increases in PbTe/PbSe(001) heteroepitaxy.  more » « less
Award ID(s):
1761553
NSF-PAR ID:
10093716
Author(s) / Creator(s):
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Journal Name:
Journal of Materials Research
ISSN:
0884-2914
Page Range / eLocation ID:
1 to 9
Format(s):
Medium: X
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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