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Modified embedded atom method calculations of interfaces [electronic resource].

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Washington, D.C. : United States. Dept. of Energy, 1996.
Oak Ridge, Tenn. : Distributed by the Office of Scientific and Technical Information, U.S. Dept. of Energy.
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9 pages : digital, PDF file
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Sandia National Laboratories, United States. Department of Energy, and United States. Department of Energy. Office of Scientific and Technical Information
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Summary
The Embedded Atom Method (EAM) is a semi-empirical calculational method developed a decade ago to calculate the properties of metallic systems. By including many-body effects this method has proven to be quite accurate in predicting bulk and surface properties of metals and alloys. Recent modifications have extended this applicability to a large number of elements in the periodic table. For example the modified EAM (MEAM) is able to include the bond-bending forces necessary to explain the elastic properties of semiconductors. This manuscript will briefly review the MEAM and its application to the binary systems discussed below. Two specific examples of interface behavior will be highlighted to show the wide applicability of the method. In the first example a thin overlayer of nickel on silicon will be studied. Note that this example is representative of an important technological class of materials, a metal on a semiconductor. Both the structure of the Ni/Si interface and its mechanical properties will be presented. In the second example the system aluminum on sapphire will be examined. Again the class of materials is quite different, a metal on an ionic material. The calculated structure and energetics of a number of (111) Al layers on the (0001) surface of sapphire will be compared to recent experiments.
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E 1.99:sand--96-8484c
E 1.99: conf-9603153--1
conf-9603153--1
sand--96-8484c
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Published through SciTech Connect.
05/01/1996.
"sand--96-8484c"
" conf-9603153--1"
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International workshop on computer modelling and simulations for materials design, Tsukuba (Japan), Mar 1996.
Baskes, M.I.
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AC04-94AL85000
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