Modelling laser-induced phase transformations in semiconductors

Mathematics and Computers in Simulation

Volumn 76, Issue 1-3, 2007, Pages 65-72

  Gatskevich, Elena ^a   Přikryl, Petr ^b   Ivlev, Gennadii ^a  

^a B I STEPANOV INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS   (Belarus)

^b MATHEMATICAL INSTITUTE   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Computational method; Laser induced phase transitions; Moving boundary problem; Non equilibrium phase change; Undercooling

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY VALUE PROBLEMS; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; CRYSTALLIZATION; LASER APPLICATIONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NUCLEATION;

CRYSTALLOGRAPHIC ORIENTATIONS; JACKSON CHALMERS RESPONSE FUNCTION; LASER INDUCED PHASE TRANSITIONS; STEFAN PROBLEMS;

SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS;

EID: 34848847149     PISSN: 03784754     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.matcom.2007.01.007     Document Type: Article

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