3 papers
cond-mat.mtrl-sci2025
Developing a valence force field model for wurtzite semiconductors by exploiting similarities with [111]-oriented zinc blende systems: The case of wurtzite boron nitride, III-N materials and (B,In,Ga)N alloys
Aisling Power, Cara-Lena Nies, Stefan Schulz
Controlling the crystal phase and lattice mismatch of semiconductors offers a powerful route to engineer electronic and optical properties of heterostructures. As a consequence, se…
cond-mat.mtrl-sci2024
Control of Cu morphology on TaN barrier and combined Ru-TaN barrier/liner substrates for nanoscale interconnects from atomistic kinetic Monte Carlo simulations
Samuel Aldana, Cara-Lena Nies, Michael Nolan
The miniaturization of electronic devices brings severe challenges in the deposition of metal interconnects in back end of line processing due to a continually decreasing volume av…
cond-mat.mtrl-sci2024
Impact of boron atom clustering on the electronic structure of (B,In)N alloys
Cara-Lena Nies, Stefan Schulz
Tailoring the electronic and optical properties of nitride-based alloys for optoelectronic applications in the ultraviolet and red spectral range has attracted significant attentio…