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Strain and structures in the silicon analogues of tetrahedrane, prismane, and cubane. A theoretical study
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1987
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Materials ScienceMolecular SolidTheoretical StudyEngineeringPhysicsCarbon CaseDislocation InteractionApplied PhysicsCondensed Matter PhysicsAb Initio CalculationsSiliceneSilicon AnaloguesDefect FormationStrain EnergiesSilicon On InsulatorCrystallographyCrystal Structure DesignAb-initio Method
Ab initio calculations show that the strain energies of the silicon compounds, unlike the carbon case, decrease in the order tetrasilatetrahedrane > hexasilaprismane > octasilacubane, octasilacubane being markedly less strained than cubane.