Informatics, Modeling & Simulation – Page 24

Electromechanical and Electromagnetic Simulation of RF-MEMS Complex Networks Based on Compact Modeling Approach

Iannacci J., Faes A., Kuenzig T., Niessner M., Wachutka G., Fondazione Bruno Kessler - FBK, IT

RF-MEMS, i.e. MicroElectroMechanical-Systems for Radio Frequency applications, have been attracting the interest of the scientific community for more than one decade, thanks to their high performance and large reconfigurability. The employment of RF-MEMS based devices [...]

Design of Microassembly through Process Modeling in Virtual Reality

Das A.N., Stephanou H.E., University of Texas at Arlington, US

In this work we discuss how construction of microsystems via microassembly can be optimized through simulation of the entire process in virtual reality prior to actual execution. We exercise a holistic approach towards microscale manufacturing [...]

Simulation-Based Evolutionary Approach to Electrical Characteristic Optimization of Silicon Solar Cells

Lu Z-L, National Chiao Tung University, TW

Solar cell [1], which can provides renewable and clean energy by converting sunlight to electrical power, is one of the most promising energy technologies in order to relieve the impact of the climate change. Yet, [...]

The Self-Assembly of Nano-Objects code (SANO-Grid) using Grid Interpolation technique: Application to epitaxial organic monolayers adsorbed on metal surfaces

Roussel T.J., Vega L.F., Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas. (ICMAB-CSIC), ES

One of the main challenges is to precisely position the first molecular building blocks in the first layer of thin films in order to tune their hetero-epitaxial properties, or else to adjust the substrates for [...]

Multiscale Rheology: New Results for the Kinetic Scale

Kallemov B., H. Miller G., Mitran S., Trebotich D., Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, US

We present several new results on the kinetic, i.e., mesoscale, level of a continuum-kinetic-microscopic approach to multiscale modeling of complex fluids. We choose the microscopic level as Kramers’ bead-rod model for polymers, which we describe [...]

From Games and Films to Molecular Simulation and Design

Olguin C., Zhao W., Autodesk, Inc., US

Propelled by the multi-billion dollar game and film industries, CG software has evolved dramatically in sophistication. Effects range from realistic explosions to the chaotic movement driven by wind and other fluids. This paper describes our [...]

Tailoring Molecular Devices for its Electronic Properties

Lamba V., Engles D., Pati S.K., Haryana College of Technology & Management, Kaithal, IN

In present work we studied Conduction properties of nanoscale contacts DFT/NEGF approach. Such calculations give insight into details behind the conductance that is not readily available in experiments. For example, we may learn how the [...]

Nano & Micro: Computational Methods, Simulation & Software Tools

Nano Crystalline Cellulose – Optical and Structural Properties by Molecular Dynamic Simulations

Kadiri Y., Simon D., Picard G., Ghozayel F., Lebreux J.-D., Ahuntsic College, CA

Structural and optical properties of Nano Crystalline Cellulose (NCC) in liquid solutions and in nematic films were investigated by large-scale molecular dynamics (MD) simulation using empirical Coulombian interaction potentials. The latter was modified by taking [...]

The challenges of statistical experiment design in process development

Ortloff D., Popp J., Process Relations GmbH, DE

Process development, especially in the high tech sectors, is an extremely complex task. The key challenge is developing a range of process recipes and testing these recipes via experimentation. These experiments can take a lot [...]