Monte Carlo methods on a fixed volume system of Silicon-Germanium atoms

TL;DR

This paper investigates the behavior of a silicon-germanium atomic system under fixed volume conditions, revealing hysteresis phenomena as various parameters like pressure and temperature are varied.

Contribution

It introduces a Monte Carlo simulation approach to study fixed volume silicon-germanium systems, highlighting the effects of parameter variations on system behavior.

Findings

Observation of hysteresis in the system

Parameter variations affect atomic bond structures

External quantum effects are negligible in the system

Abstract

Since the electrons of a silicon-germanium system are bounded, external quantum effects are negligible. In this manuscript, we hold the volume constant while varying all other parameters, such as pressure, temperature, germanium chemical potential (or germanium concentration), energy, mole number and atomic bond structure, resulting in an observation of hysteresis in the system.