Molecular dynamics simulation of phonon scattering at rough semiconductor interfaces

2008 11th IEEE Intersociety Conference on Thermal and Thermomechanical Phenomena in Electronic Systems, I-THERM

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 1078-1086

  Sun, Lin ^a   Murthy, Jayathi Y ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Interface; Molecular dynamics; Phonon; Transmission

Indexed keywords

CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING; FIGHTER AIRCRAFT; FORMING; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; QUANTUM CHEMISTRY; SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS; THERMOMECHANICAL TREATMENT;

CHARACTERISTIC LENGTHS; INTERFACE; PHONON; SEMICONDUCTOR INTERFACES; TRANSMISSION;

DYNAMICS;

EID: 50949111744     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ITHERM.2008.4544382     Document Type: Conference Paper

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