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. 2013 Jan 5;8(1):13. doi: 10.1186/1556-276X-8-13

Table 1.

Model condition and simulation parameters

Condition Parameter
Work material
Germanium
Lattice constant
a = 5.657 Å
Potential for germanium
Tersoff potential
Potential of C-Ge
Morse potential
 
De = 0.125778 eV, α = 2.58219 Å−1, 0 r0 = 2.2324 Å
Work dimensions
45 × 27 × 12 nm
Tool-edge radius
10 nm
Tool-nose radius
10 nm
Tool clearance angle
15°
Cutting direction
1-00 on (010) surface
 
2-11 on (111) surface
Depth of cut
1, 2, 3 nm
Cutting speed
400 m/s
Bulk temperature 293 K