3 papers
cond-mat.mtrl-sci2025
Control of growth morphology of deposited fcc metals through tuning substrate-metal interactions
Samuel Aldana, Michael Nolan
Precise control over thin film morphology is critical for optimizing material properties across diverse technological applications, as the growth mode (whether 2D layer-by-layer or…
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
Understanding Substrate Effects on Two-Dimensional MoS2 Growth: a Kinetic Monte Carlo Approach
Samuel Aldana, Ion Spiridon, Lulin Wang +1
Controlling the morphology of two-dimensional (2D) transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) plays a key role in their applications. Although chemical vapor deposition can achieve wa…