Mechanical Strength of Silicon/Silicon Nitride Interfaces: A Molecular-Dynamics Study
Abstract
Molecular-dynamics simulations are performed on parallel computers to investigate failure mechanisms of the crystalline Si(111)/Si_3N_4(0001) interface as strain is applied parallel to the interface. Comparisons between different rates of strain and temperatures were studied. Increased temperatures were found to have an adverse effect on the mechanical strength of the material, and increased rates of strain caused the system to fail later than those that were stretched more slowly.
- Publication:
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APS March Meeting Abstracts
- Pub Date:
- March 2004
- Bibcode:
- 2004APS..MARJ17007B