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- Title
Investigation on high temperature fracture properties of amorphous silicon dioxide by large-scale atomistic simulations.
- Authors
Liao, Ningbo; Xue, Wei; Zhou, Hongming; Zhang, Miao
- Abstract
Amorphous silicon dioxide exhibits low temperature expansion coefficient and stability of dielectric properties over a wide range of frequencies and temperatures, and plays an important role in integrated circuits and microelectronics. Downscaling of dimensions in there devices means great challenges for thin film reliability and physical characterization. Mechanical failure caused by stresses in thermal conditions is the major reliability issues for electronic devices. As the experiments have limitations in micro/nano-scale characterization of fracture properties at high temperatures, atomistic simulation is a proper way to investigate this particular mechanism. In this paper, the structural and fracture properties of amorphous silicon dioxide (a-SiO) were studied at temperatures up to 1,500 K. The simulation results consist with the experiments on pair distribution function, structure factor, angular distributions and temperature-dependent Young's moduli. The calculated Young's modulus is close to the simulation and experimental results of 72.5-78.9 GPa for SiO, and begin to drop after 900 K With temperature increasing.
- Subjects
SILICA; DIELECTRIC properties; HIGH temperatures; INTEGRATED circuits; MICROELECTRONICS; MECHANICAL failures
- Publication
Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics, 2013, Vol 24, Issue 5, p1575
- ISSN
0957-4522
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s10854-012-0978-0