Epitaxial interfaces between crystallographically mismatched materials

Details Epitaxial interfaces between crystallographically mismatched materials Epitaxial interfaces between crystallographically mismatched materials

2011-06-15

arxiv.org/abs/1106.2955v1

Physics

Condensed Matter

Materials Science

4 pages, 4 figures

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We report an unexpected mechanism by which an epitaxial interface can form between materials having strongly mismatched lattice constants. A simple model is proposed in which one material tilts out of the interface plane to create a coincidence-site lattice that balances two competing geometrical criteria---low residual strain and short coincidence-lattice period. We apply this model, along with complementary first-principles total-energy calculations, to the interface formed by molecular-beam epitaxy of cubic Fe on hexagonal GaN and find excellent agreement between theory and experiment.

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