New structural model for GeO2/Ge interface: A first-principles study

Details New structural model for GeO2/Ge interface: A first-principles study New structural model for GeO2/Ge interface: A first-principles study

2010-11-17

arxiv.org/abs/1011.3949v2

Physics

Condensed Matter

Materials Science

18 pages, 5 figures, and 2 tables

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First-principles modeling of a GeO2/Ge(001) interface reveals that sixfold GeO2, which is derived from cristobalite and is different from rutile, dramatically reduces the lattice mismatch at the interface and is much more stable than the conventional fourfold interface. Since the grain boundary between fourfold and sixfold GeO2 is unstable, the sixfold GeO2 forms a large grain at the interface. On the contrary, a comparative study with SiO2 demonstrates that SiO2 maintains a fourfold structure. The sixfold GeO2/Ge interface is shown to be a consequence of the ground-state phase of GeO2. In addition, the electronic structure calculation reveals that sixfold GeO2 at the interface shifts the valence band maximum far from the interface toward the conduction band.

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