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Evaluating interatomic potentials for Cadmium Telluride (CdTe) and Cadmium Zinc Telluride (CZT) is crucial for accurate molecular dynamics simulations of defects. The Stillinger-Weber potential accurately predicts structures but lacks transferability for defect studies.

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Area of Science:

  • Materials Science
  • Computational Physics
  • Semiconductor Physics

Background:

  • Cadmium Telluride (CdTe) and its alloys like Cadmium Zinc Telluride (CZT) are vital semiconductors for solar cells, radiation detectors, and medical imaging.
  • Performance limitations in these technologies are often linked to nano- and micro-scale defects introduced during manufacturing.
  • Molecular dynamics (MD) simulations are powerful tools for understanding atomic-scale defects, but their accuracy depends heavily on the interatomic potential used.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the performance and transferability of two existing literature interatomic potentials (Stillinger-Weber and Tersoff forms) for CdTe.
  • To assess their ability to accurately predict structures, energies, melting behavior, and crystalline growth during vapor deposition.
  • To identify limitations and provide insights for developing improved potentials for MD simulations of defects in CdTe.

Main Methods:

  • Molecular dynamics simulations were employed to evaluate two literature potentials for CdTe.
  • Simulations included calculations of structures and energies for various lattices, defects, and surfaces.
  • Melting temperature calculations and vapor deposition simulations were performed for both potentials.

Main Results:

  • The Stillinger-Weber potential correctly predicted the lowest energy structure for CdTe.
  • However, this potential demonstrated insufficient transferability for accurate defect studies.
  • The Tersoff potential's performance was also evaluated against ab initio calculations and experimental data.

Conclusions:

  • Neither of the evaluated literature potentials is fully suitable for comprehensive molecular dynamics simulations of defects in CdTe.
  • Further development is needed to create more transferable interatomic potentials for accurate defect modeling in CdTe and related alloys.
  • Improved potentials will enhance the design and performance of CdTe-based technologies.