Research Area

Magnetic and Optical Systems

What can Molecular Dynamic Simulations do?

Classical molecular dynamics is a particle simulation method based on parameterized force fields.
Molecular dynamic simulations is a suitable tool for the investigation of atomic processes, which are reflected in macroscopic, application-relevant material properties.
Applications include a wide range of materials and structures (crystalline solids, glasses, porous layers, liquids, clusters).  

Application Examples of Molecular Dynamic Simulations at INNOVENT

  • Structural defects and impurities in polycrystalline Si

               Diffusion and segregation of impurities at grain boundaries and dislocations
 

  • Deposition of ZnO layers on amorphous SiO2 surfaces

               Deposition kinetics of ZnO clusters on the surface, layer formation
 

  • Alkali ion transport in silicate glasses

               Na diffusion at the interface of glass functional layer
 

  • Anisotropic material properties of scintillator crystals

               Anisotropy of thermal conductivity and thermal expansion in LaBr3

 

Sebastian Wangemann

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Simulation and Software Development

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