Abstract
Abstract We calculate the elastic energy of a heterostructure consisting of materials with different elastic moduli. In the framework of the continuous theory of elasticity we obtain an analytical solution for the elastic field of a periodic arrangement of screw misfit dislocations. This solution allows to calculate the critical thickness of the epitaxial layer (epilayer) and to analyse its dependence on the elastic contrast between the substrate and the epilayer. Analysis of the total elastic energy of the heterostructure shows that a transition from a pseudomorphic state to a state with misfit dislocations occurs similarly to either a first-order or a second-order phase transition. The type of transition that the system follows depends on the relation between the elastic moduli of the substrate and the epilayer.
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