Extension of van der Waals theory for supersaturated thin films

Author(s):  
Timur Aslyamov ◽  
Iskander S. Akhatov

The vapor/liquid interface properties play an essential role in both fundamental models and practical applications. Here, we describe a thin planar film surrounded by supersaturated vapor using the extension of...

1978 ◽  
Vol 75 ◽  
pp. 347-352 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aleksander Kreglewski ◽  
Stephen S. Chen

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Henrik Pedersen ◽  
Björn Alling ◽  
Hans Högberg ◽  
Annop Ektarawong

Thin films of boron nitride (BN), particularly the sp<sup>2</sup>-hybridized polytypes hexagonal BN (h-BN) and rhombohedral BN (r-BN) are interesting for several electronic applications given band gaps in the UV. They are typically deposited close to thermal equilibrium by chemical vapor deposition (CVD) at temperatures and pressures in the regions 1400-1800 K and 1000-10000 Pa, respectively. In this letter, we use van der Waals corrected density functional theory and thermodynamic stability calculations to determine the stability of r-BN and compare it to that of h-BN as well as to cubic BN and wurtzitic BN. We find that r-BN is the stable sp<sup>2</sup>-hybridized phase at CVD conditions, while h-BN is metastable. Thus, our calculations suggest that thin films of h-BN must be deposited far from thermal equilibrium.


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