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Results are presented of the simulation of the properties of vacancy clusters in single crystal germanium. Classical molecular dynamics calculations based on a Stillinger and Weber potential were used in a theoretical investigation of different growth patterns of vacancy clusters Vi. The formation and binding energies of vacancy clusters have been studied in the range 1 ≤ i ≤ 35. The energetically favourable growth mode and an estimate of the effective surface energy was determined for a vacancy clusters containing up to 35 vacancies
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Spiewak, P., Kurzydlowski, K.J., Vanhellemont, J. et al. Simulation of Vacancy Cluster Formation and Binding Energies in Single Crystal Germanium. MRS Online Proceedings Library 994, 09940308 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1557/PROC-0994-F03-08
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