The research on the electromigration behavior of inclusions has a significant impact on
extending the lifespan of interconnects and tuning the required nanopatterns or …

The formation and precise manipulation of nanoscale features by controlling macroscopic
forces is essential to advancing nanotechnology. Toward this end, we report here a …

We report results of a systematic study on the complex oscillatory current-driven dynamics of
single-layer homoepitaxial islands on crystalline substrate surfaces and the dependence of …

We report on the electromigration-induced morphological evolution of islands (vacancies,
precipitates, and homoepitaxial adatom clusters) using a phase-field method with high …

We report numerical simulation results on an approach to surface nanopatterning based on
the current-driven assembly of single-layer epitaxial islands on crystalline substrates. We …

Under the external electric field, the voids in polycrystalline interconnect lines will exhibit
different morphology evolution when crossing grain boundary. Predicting the void crossing …

We report a systematic study of complex pattern formation resulting from the driven
dynamics of single-layer homoepitaxial islands on surfaces of face-centered-cubic (fcc) …

Surface nanostructures migrate as a consequence of atomic diffusion. Under the effect of a
force, arising for instance from an electric current or a thermal gradient (electromigration or …

In this work we investigate the diffusion of 2D surface islands and voids as a result of atomic
diffusion on terraces, by kinetic Monte Carlo simulations based on a hexagonal lattice. We …

Physical nanopatterning based on a precise control of macroscopic forcing is an essential
tool of nanoscale science and technology. Using an externally applied electric field as the …