Nanomaterials/NEMS - Multiphysics and Multiscale Analysis:

  • S. De, A. van der Zande and N. R. Aluru, ``Intrinsic Dissipation Due to Mode Coupling in Two-Dimensional-Material Resonators Revealed Through a Multiscale Approach'', Physical Review Applied, Vol. 14, No. 3, Art. No. 034062, 2020. DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevApplied.14.034062 [pdf file]; Supporting information [pdf file]

  • K. Kunal and N. R. Aluru, ``Multiscale approach to modeling intrinsic dissipation in solids'', Physical Review B, Vol. 94, No. 6, Art. No. 064103, 2016. [pdf file]

  • K. Kunal and N. R. Aluru, ``Characterizing phonon dynamics using stochastic sampling'', Journal of Applied Physics, Vol. 119, No. 11, Art. No. 115101, 2016. [pdf file]

  • N. Kim and N. R. Aluru, ``Effect of intermolecular force on the static/dynamic behavior of M/NEM devices'', Nanotechnology, Vol. 25, No. 48, Art. No. 485204, 2014. [pdf file]

  • Y. Xu and N. R. Aluru, ``Pull-in/out analysis of nano/microelectromechanical switches with defective oxide layers'', Applied Physics Letters, Vol. 95, No. 7, Art. No. 073112, 2009. [pdf file]

  • H. Chen, S. Mukherjee and N. R. Aluru, ``Charge distribution on thin semiconducting silicon nanowires'', Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, Vol. 197, No. 41-42, pp. 3366-3377, 2008. [pdf file]

  • Z. Tang and N. R. Aluru, ``Multiscale mechanical analysis of silicon nanostructures by combined finite temperature models'', Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, Vol. 197, No. 41-42, pp. 3215-3224, 2008. [pdf file]

  • Y. Xu and N. R. Aluru, ``Multiscale electrostatic analysis of silicon nanoelectromechanical systems (NEMS) via heterogeneous quantum models'', Physical Review B, Vol. 77, No. 7, Art. No. 075313, 2008. [pdf file]

  • Y. Xu and N. R. Aluru, ``Combined semiclassical and effective-mass Schrodinger approach for multiscale analysis of semiconductor nanostructures'', Physical Review B, Vol. 76, No. 7, Art. No. 075304, 2007. [pdf file]

  • H. Zhao and N. R. Aluru, ``A semi-local quasi-harmonic model to compute the thermodynamic and mechanical properties of silicon nanostructures'', Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter, Vol. 19, No. 22, Art. No. 226202, 2007. [pdf file]

  • Z. Tang and N. R. Aluru, ``Calculation of thermodynamic and mechanical properties of silicon nanostructures using the local phonon density of states'', Physical Review B, Vol. 74, No. 23, Art. No. 235441, 2006. [pdf file]

  • G. Li and N. R. Aluru, ``A Lagrangian approach for quantum-mechanical electrostatic analysis of deformable silicon nanostructures'', Engineering Analysis with Boundary Elements, Vol. 30, No. 11, pp. 925-939, 2006. [pdf file]; See also the preface [pdf file]

  • Z. Tang, H. Zhao, G. Li and N. R. Aluru, ``Finite-temperature quasicontinuum method for multiscale analysis of silicon nanostructures'', Physical Review B, Vol. 74, No. 6, Art. No. 064110, 2006. [pdf file]

  • H. Zhao, Z. Tang, G. Li and N. R. Aluru, ``Quasiharmonic models for the calculation of thermodynamic properties of crystalline silicon under strain'', Journal of Applied Physics, Vol. 99, No. 6, Art. No. 064314, 2006. [pdf file]

  • Z. Tang, Y. Xu, G. Li and N. R. Aluru, ``Physical models for coupled electromechanical analysis of silicon nanoelectromechanical systems'', Journal of Applied Physics, Vol. 97, No. 11, Art. No. 114304, 2005. [pdf file]

  • G. Li and N. R. Aluru, ``Hybrid techniques for electrostatic analysis of nanoelectromechanical systems'', Journal of Applied Physics, Vol. 96, No. 4, pp. 2221-2231, 2004. [pdf file]

  • M. Dequesnes, Z. Tang, and N. R. Aluru, ``Static and dynamic analysis of carbon nanotube-based switches'', Journal of Engineering Materials and Technology, Vol. 126, No. 3, pp. 230-237, 2004. [pdf file]

  • M. Dequesnes, S. V. Rotkin and N. R. Aluru, ``Parameterization of continuum theories for single wall carbon nanotube switches by molecular dynamics simulations'', Journal of Computational Electronics, Vol. 1, No. 3, pp. 313-316, October 2002. [pdf file]

  • S. V. Rotkin, V. Shrivastava, K. A. Bulashevich and N. R. Aluru, ``Atomistic capacitance of a nanotube electromechanical device'', International Journal of Nanoscience, Vol. 1, Nos. 3/4, pp. 337-346, 2002.

  • M. Dequesnes, S. Rotkin and N. R. Aluru, ``Calculation of pull-in voltages for carbon-nanotube-based nanoelectromechanical switches'', Nanotechnology, Vol. 13, No. 1, pp. 120-131, February 2002. [pdf file]