Interatomic potentials: Achievements and challenges

MH Müser, SV Sukhomlinov, L Pastewka - Advances in Physics: X, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Interatomic potentials approximate the potential energy of atoms as a function of their
coordinates. Their main application is the effective simulation of many-atom systems. Here …

LAMMPS-a flexible simulation tool for particle-based materials modeling at the atomic, meso, and continuum scales

AP Thompson, HM Aktulga, R Berger… - Computer Physics …, 2022 - Elsevier
Since the classical molecular dynamics simulator LAMMPS was released as an open source
code in 2004, it has become a widely-used tool for particle-based modeling of materials at …

Thermal conductivity modeling of hybrid organic-inorganic crystals and superlattices

X Qian, X Gu, R Yang - Nano Energy, 2017 - Elsevier
Hybrid organic-inorganic materials have attracted intensive research interests due to the
superb physical properties that take advantage of both organic and inorganic components …

Stillinger-weber potential for the II-VI elements zn-cd-hg-S-se-te

XW Zhou, DK Ward, JE Martin, FB Van Swol… - Physical Review B …, 2013 - APS
Bulk and multilayered thin film crystals of II-VI semiconductor compounds are the leading
materials for infrared sensing, γ-ray detection, photovoltaics, and quantum dot lighting …

Atomic structure, stability, and dissociation of dislocations in cadmium telluride

J Li, K Luo, Q An - International Journal of Plasticity, 2023 - Elsevier
Dislocation plays a crucial role in many material properties of semiconductors, ranging from
plastic deformation to electronic transport. But the dislocation structures and reactions …

Atomic and electronic structure of Lomer dislocations at CdTe bicrystal interface

C Sun, T Paulauskas, FG Sen, G Lian, J Wang… - Scientific reports, 2016 - nature.com
Extended defects are of considerable importance in determining the electronic properties of
semiconductors, especially in photovoltaics (PVs), due to their effects on electron-hole …

Atomic-scale friction studies on single-crystal gallium arsenide using atomic force microscope and molecular dynamics simulation

P Fan, S Goel, X Luo, HM Upadhyaya - Nanomanufacturing and Metrology, 2021 - Springer
This paper provides a fresh perspective and new insights into nanoscale friction by
investigating it through molecular dynamics (MD) simulation and atomic force microscope …

Elucidating Twinning Mechanisms in CdTe Homoepitaxial Film Growth from Machine Learning Force Field Molecular Dynamics Simulations

J Li, K Luo, Q An - Crystal Growth & Design, 2024 - ACS Publications
The process of twinning formation during the growth of semiconductor thin films, particularly
in CdTe homoepitaxial films, is a complex phenomenon that has eluded comprehensive …

Molecular dynamics simulation of AFM tip-based hot scratching of nanocrystalline GaAs

P Fan, S Goel, X Luo, Y Yan, Y Geng, Y He… - Materials Science in …, 2021 - Elsevier
GaAs is a hard, brittle material and its cutting at room-temperature is rather difficult, so the
work explored whether hot conditions improve its cutting performance or not. Atomic force …

Bond-order potentials for the and MAX phases

G Plummer, GJ Tucker - Physical Review B, 2019 - APS
Bond-order potentials have been developed for the Ti 3 AlC 2 and Ti 3 SiC 2 MAX phases
within the Tersoff formalism. Parameters were determined by independently considering …