Amorphizing non-cubic structures of carbon. The case of rhombohedral and hexagonal crystalline supercells

作者: C. Romero , Z. Mata , M. Lozano , H. Barrón , R.M. Valladares

DOI: 10.1016/J.JNONCRYSOL.2004.03.031

关键词: Crystal structureMetastabilitySymmetry (physics)Condensed matter physicsTrigonal crystal systemCrystallographyAb initioThermalAb initio quantum chemistry methodsCarbonChemistry

摘要: Abstract We have recently developed a procedure to amorphize structures of some semiconducting elements starting from cubic supercells. This includes the use an ab initio computer code based on Harris functional, 64 or 216 atoms in originally crystalline supercells, and thermal that heats samples just below their corresponding melting temperature. Here we report non-cubic supercells: graphitic hexagonal (72 atoms) rhombohedral (108 both with density ρ =2.239 g/cm 3 . The form is metastable whereas stable. find radial distribution functions as well atomic topologies are similar cases, indicating symmetry initial structure does not affect final amorphized samples.

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