Simulations of nanoscale spatial disorder
Thesis (M. Eng.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, 2006.
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| author | Howe, Ethan (Ethan Gabriel Grief) |
| author2 | Vladimir Bulović. |
| author_facet | Vladimir Bulović. Howe, Ethan (Ethan Gabriel Grief) |
| author_sort | Howe, Ethan (Ethan Gabriel Grief) |
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| description | Thesis (M. Eng.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, 2006. |
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| spelling | mit-1721.1/372052019-04-09T17:52:52Z Simulations of nanoscale spatial disorder Howe, Ethan (Ethan Gabriel Grief) Vladimir Bulović. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. Thesis (M. Eng.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, 2006. Includes bibliographical references (p. 125-127). In this thesis, we detail the design, implementation, and testing of two simulations of nanometer scale disorder phenomena important for electronic device fabrication. We created a kinetic simulator for the surface assembly of quantum dots into ordered or disordered monolayers. We utilized a platform for high-precision motion and collision resolution and implemented the behavior of quantum dots on a surface. The simulation demonstrated experimentally observed behavior and offers insights into future device design. We also created a material simulation of the electrochemical oxidation of a metal surface with nanoscale roughness. We demonstrated that by preserving the amount of metal and making the oxide coating conformal, anodization can highly planarize the metal surface. We verify the convergence of our results as we increase the accuracy of our model. We demonstrate differences in the rate of planarization between additive and subtractive surface features which could not be observed by experiment and make predictions about the planarization of metals with different oxide expansion coefficients. by Ethan Gabriel Grief Howe. M.Eng. 2007-04-20T15:49:43Z 2007-04-20T15:49:43Z 2006 2006 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/37205 79652277 eng M.I.T. theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission. http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582 127 p. application/pdf Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| spellingShingle | Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. Howe, Ethan (Ethan Gabriel Grief) Simulations of nanoscale spatial disorder |
| title | Simulations of nanoscale spatial disorder |
| title_full | Simulations of nanoscale spatial disorder |
| title_fullStr | Simulations of nanoscale spatial disorder |
| title_full_unstemmed | Simulations of nanoscale spatial disorder |
| title_short | Simulations of nanoscale spatial disorder |
| title_sort | simulations of nanoscale spatial disorder |
| topic | Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/37205 |
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