REACTION OF DIMERS AND DIATOMIC-MOLECULES WITH GAAS(110) - MOLECULAR-DYNAMICS COMPUTER-SIMULATIONS Academic Article

abstract

• Simulations have been performed for dimers and diatomic molecules adsorbing on the (110) surface of GaAs. Al2 usually remains together after adsorption, indicating a tendency toward cluster formation. In one run, this dimer broke up, but the energy was found to be substantially higher; i.e., the dissociated atoms are metastable with respect to the metallic cluster. On the other hand, O2 tends to dissociate immediately upon adsorption, in ways that suggest the beginning of oxide formation. Molecular chemisorption of O2 was observed in one run, but found to be metastable.

authors

• Allen, Roland

published proceedings

• JOURNAL OF VACUUM SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY B

author list (cited authors)

• MENON, M., & ALLEN, R. E.

citation count

• 2

complete list of authors

• MENON, M||ALLEN, RE

publication date

• July 1988

publisher

• American Vacuum Society  Publisher

published in

• Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology Part B: Nanotechnology and Microelectronics  Journal

keywords

• 51 Physical Sciences
• 5102 Atomic, Molecular And Optical Physics

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1116/1.584253

start page

• 1302

end page

• 1305

volume

• 6

issue

• 4

URL

• http://dx.doi.org/10.1116/1.584253