Nature of bonding forces between two hydrogen-passivated silicon wafers

Kurt Stokbro, E. Nielsen, E. Hult, Y. Andersson, B.I. Lundqvist

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    Abstract

    The nature and strength of the bonding forces between two II-passivated Si surfaces are studied with the density-functional theory, using an approach based on recent theoretical advances in understanding of van der Waals forces between two surfaces. Contrary to previous suggestions of van der Waals attraction between H overlayers, we find that the attraction is mainly due to long-range van der Waals interactions between the Si substrates, while the equilibrium separation is determined by short-range repulsion between occupied Si-H orbitals. Estimated bonding energies and Si-H frequency shifts are in qualitative agreement with experiment. [S0163-1829(98)06448-0].
    Original languageEnglish
    JournalPhysical Review B Condensed Matter
    Volume58
    Issue number24
    Pages (from-to)16118-16122
    ISSN0163-1829
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 1998

    Bibliographical note

    Copyright (1998) by the American Physical Society.

    Keywords

    • SYSTEMS
    • SURFACES

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