Research Article

Atomic-Level Investigation of and Adsorption on -SiC (111) Surface for CVD Diamond Growth from DFT Calculations

Figure 1

Total energies of and adsorption on the -SiC (111) surface. (a) Total energies of C and adsorption on the Si-terminated surface, (b) total energies of CHx and C2Hx adsorption on the C-terminated surface, and (c) the difference in total energies of C and adsorption between Si- and C-terminated surfaces.
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