Structural properties and electron states of amorphous diamond-like carbon

Conference · Mon Dec 30 23:00:00 EST 1996

OSTI ID:541089

Jun, C; Sin, J K.O. ^[1]; Kelin, W ^[2]

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1. Hong Kong Univ. of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay (Hong Kong). Dept. of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
2. Univ. of Science and Technology, Hefei (China). Center for Fundamental Physics

In this paper, the structural properties and electron states of amorphous diamond-like carbon (a-DLC) are determined by first-principles calculations. Results are presented for the stability, hybrid fraction and density of states of the material based on the local geometrical distortion in the a-DLC. Investigations of the structural and electronic properties of the a-DLC provide new insights into the microscopic structure of the material produced in compressive stress experiments.

• OSTI ID: 541089
• Report Number(s): CONF-960450--; ISBN 0-7803-3179-6
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

36 MATERIALS SCIENCE
AMORPHOUS STATE
CARBON
CHEMICAL BONDS
ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE
MICROSTRUCTURE
VARIATIONAL METHODS