Table 2

Tersoff potential parameters [15]

Si-Si

C-C

Si-C

A (eV)

1,830.8

1,544.8

1,681.731

B (eV)

471.18

389.63

432.154

λ (Å⁻¹)

2.4799

3.4653

2.9726

μ (Å⁻¹)

1.7322

2.3064

2.0193

β

1.1 × 10⁻⁶

4.1612 × 10⁻⁶

-

n

0.78734

0.99054

-

c

1.0039 × 10⁵

19981

-

d

16.217

7.034

-

h

−0.59825

−0.33953

-

R (Å)

2.7

1.8

2.20454

S (Å)

3

2.1

2.50998

χ_Si-C

1.0086

Goel et al. Nanoscale Research Letters 2011 6:589   doi:10.1186/1556-276X-6-589