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Paper
Microscopic structure of hydrogenated amorphous carbon
Abstract
We have investigated hydrogenated amorphous carbon at a density (2.6 g/cm3) and H content (16%) corresponding to hard films, by means of first-principles molecular dynamics. Our computer-generated sample consists of about 55% fourfold- 40% threefold- and a small fraction of twofold-coordinated carbon sites, in agreement with recent measurements. All H atoms are bonded to C; a great majority of them is bonded to C atoms linked to three other carbons, giving rise to C4-H units, and thus promoting sp3 bonding. Only monohydrated C sites are found in our simulation. Our results for total and partial correlation functions compare well with those obtained in neutron-scattering experiments. © 1994 The American Physical Society.