Silicon is a promising anode material for next‐generation lithium‐ion batteries. However, the
volume change and the voltage hysteresis during lithiation and delithiation are two …

We consider a stress-assist chemical reaction front propagation in a deformable solid
undergoing a localized chemical reaction between solid and gas constituents. The reaction …

Test structures consisting of shallow trench isolation (STI) structures are fabricated using
advanced silicon (Si) technology. Different process parameters and geometrical features are …

A combination of the materials science, manufacturing processes, and pioneering research
and developments of SiGe and strained-Si have offered an unprecedented high level of …

A method to calculate growth stress in SiO 2 scales formed during SiC fiber oxidation was
developed. Calculations were done for Hi-Nicalon TM-S SiC fibers using previously …

A model for transport in amorphous anodic oxide films was developed in which ion migration
was driven by gradients of mechanical stress as well as electric potential and which …

Silicon presents itself as a high-capacity anode material for lithium-ion batteries with a
promising future. The high ability for lithiation comes along with massive volume changes …

In this paper, the mechanism of growth strain is discussed based on the irreversible evolving
equations by considering the coupling effects of stress and chemical reaction during …

We have performed three-dimensional molecular dynamics simulations to investigate strain
and stress distributions in silicon nanostructures covered with thermal oxide films, by using …

In-depth understanding of the retarded oxidation phenomenon observed during the
oxidation of silicon nanostructures is proposed. The wet thermal oxidation of various silicon …