Kinetic Monte Carlo simulation for semiconductor processing: A review

I Martin-Bragado, R Borges, JP Balbuena… - Progress in Materials …, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract The Kinetic Monte Carlo (KMC) algorithm is a particularly apt technique to simulate
the complex processing of semiconductor devices. In this review, some of the main …

MMonCa: An Object Kinetic Monte Carlo simulator for damage irradiation evolution and defect diffusion

I Martin-Bragado, A Rivera, G Valles… - Computer Physics …, 2013 - Elsevier
In this work, we introduce the Object Kinetic Monte Carlo (OKMC) simulator MMonCa and
simulate the defect evolution in three different materials. We start by explaining the theory of …

[HTML][HTML] Measuring sub-surface spatially varying thermal conductivity of silicon implanted with krypton

TW Pfeifer, JA Tomko, E Hoglund, EA Scott… - Journal of Applied …, 2022 - pubs.aip.org
The thermal properties of semiconductors following exposure to ion irradiation are of great
interest for the cooling of electronic devices; however, gradients in composition and structure …

Multiscale modeling of do** processes in advanced semiconductor devices

N Zographos, C Zechner, I Martin-Bragado… - Materials Science in …, 2017 - Elsevier
The development of advanced semiconductor devices relies heavily on technology
computer-aided design. Front-end process simulators model the fabrication of devices …

Ion irradiation induced crystalline disorder accelerates interfacial phonon conversion and reduces thermal boundary resistance

TW Pfeifer, H Aller, ER Hoglund, EA Scott, JA Tomko… - Physical Review B, 2024 - APS
Traditional understanding of the thermal boundary resistance (TBR) across solid-solid
interfaces posits that the vibrational densities of states overlap between materials dictates …

Comprehensive model of damage accumulation in silicon

KRC Mok, F Benistant, M Jaraiz, JE Rubio… - Journal of Applied …, 2008 - pubs.aip.org
Ion implantation induced damage accumulation is crucial to the simulation of silicon
processing. We present a physically based damage accumulation model, implemented in a …

Carrier Capture Dynamics of Deep-Level Defects in Neutron-Irradiated Si With Improved Intracascade Potential

J Liu, P Li, Q Zheng, C Zhang, Y Li… - … on Nuclear Science, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Defect–carrier interactions, especially carrier capture of defects (defect charging), are crucial
for understanding displacement damage and failure mechanisms of semiconductor devices …

A comprehensive atomistic kinetic Monte Carlo model for amorphization/recrystallization and its effects on dopants

N Zographos, I Martin-Bragado - MRS Online Proceedings Library, 2007 - Springer
This work shows a comprehensive atomistic model to describe amorphization and
recrystallization, and its different effects on dopants in silicon. We begin by describing the …

Multi-scale simulation of displacement damage of spatially-correlated recoiled atoms in silicon

F Liu, T Wang, H He, Y Bai, T Shi, P Zhou… - Radiation Effects and …, 2025 - Taylor & Francis
Multi-scale simulations have emerged as a promising tool for modelling displacement
damage in silicon in recent years. In the current work, binary collision approximation (BCA) …

Calculating silicon-amorphization doses under medium-energy light-ion irradiation

EV Okulich, VI Okulich, DI Tetelbaum - Semiconductors, 2020 - Springer
Based on the previously proposed diffusion-coagulation model of defect formation under the
ion irradiation of silicon using the numerical solution of the corresponding kinetic equations …