Silicon based systems

Bonding Angles

3 atoms, angle between atoms 180 degrees 4, 120 degrees 5 tetrahedroon 109 degrees In amorphous silicon not all atoms are 4-fold coordinated.

Simulation methods

Born-Mayer-Huggins Tersoff

References

[1] LeSar, Richard. Introduction to computational materials science: fundamentals to applications. Cambridge University Press, 2013.