Multilayer hexagonal silicon forming in slit nanopore

The solidification of two-dimensional liquid silicon confined to a slit nanopore has been studied using molecular dynamics simulations. The results clearly show that the system undergoes an obvious transition from liquid to multilayer hexagonal film with the decrease of temperature, accompanied by d...

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Main Authors: He, Yezeng, Li, Hui, Sui, Yanwei, Qi, Jiqiu, Wang, Yanqing, Chen, Zheng, Dong, Jichen, Li, Xiongying
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2015
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4593175/