Abstract
Surface reconstructions involving curved graphitic overlayer are proposed to be the missing transition state between the clean (2 × 1)- and fully hydrogenated (1 × 1)-diamond (111) surfaces. First-principles calculations show that surface graphitization causes changes in the H vibration frequency, in good agreement with experiment. Localized graphitization may also introduce voidlike planar defects that increase the surface-to-bulk ratio. We find that phosphorus solubility is significantly enhanced near the surface region. This provides an explanation for the recent experimental success on n-type diamond.
| Original language | American English |
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| Article number | Article No. 201401(R) |
| Pages (from-to) | 2014011-2014014 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics |
| Volume | 66 |
| Issue number | 20 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 15 Nov 2002 |
NREL Publication Number
- NREL/JA-520-31592