Pseudopotential calculation of the stacking fault energy in silicon

L. J. Chen, L. M. Falicov

Philosophical magazine · 1974 · 22 citations · 12 references

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Abstract A calculation of the intrinsic stacking fault energy in silicon has been carried out to second order perturbation in the pseudopotential formalism. The calculated result is 55 erg/cm2, which is in remarkably good agreement with the experimental value.

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