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In this paper we show the use of an optimally parameterized empirical potential of the Abell–Tersoff type to study the strain energy of the quaternary alloy InGaAsSb. We use our results to compute modified segregation energies in an improved kinetic model of segregation for the combined effects of group III and V exchange processes during epitaxial growth and compare with experimental data from Scanning Tunnelling Microscopy.
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Haxha, V., Garg, R., Migliorato, M.A. et al. The use of Abell–Tersoff potentials in atomistic simulations of InGaAsSb/GaAs. Opt Quant Electron 40, 1143–1148 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11082-009-9276-3
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