A molecular dynamics simulation on the structural properties of B and N co-existed in diamond

The structural properties of two kinds of typical configuration for boron and nitrogen that co-exist in diamond have been investigated by molecular dynamics simulation. The results show that when four nearest neighboring atoms of boron are nitrogen, the bond length and bond angles are approximate to...

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Published in:Physica. B, Condensed matter Condensed matter, 2005-10, Vol.367 (1), p.86-91
Main Authors: Hu, X.J., Dai, Y.B., Shen, H.S., He, X.C.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Boron
Condensed matter: structure, mechanical and thermal properties
Defects and impurities in crystals
microstructure
Diamond
Doping and impurity implantation in other materials
Exact sciences and technology
Molecular dynamics
Nitrogen
Physics
Structure of solids and liquids
crystallography
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Summary:The structural properties of two kinds of typical configuration for boron and nitrogen that co-exist in diamond have been investigated by molecular dynamics simulation. The results show that when four nearest neighboring atoms of boron are nitrogen, the bond length and bond angles are approximate to those of perfect diamond. It is indicated that the proper dopant ratio can decrease the distortion of doped diamond. When a boron atom or a nitrogen atom is located at the interstitial site of a diamond lattice, the relaxed configuration that a nitrogen atom located at the substitutional site and a boron atom at the tetrahedral interstitial site is stable. In that configuration, boron and nitrogen share the initial substitutional site of nitrogen atom and form a [1 0 0] split interstitial, which is in good agreement with the results of EPR.
ISSN:0921-4526
1873-2135
DOI:10.1016/j.physb.2005.06.001