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A Reduced Input/Output Dynamic Optimisation Method for Macroscopic and Microscopic Systems
Efficient optimisation algorithms based on model reduction methods are essential for the effective design of large-scale macroscopic, microscopic and multiscale systems. A model reduction based optimization sc...
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Optimal Design of Reactors for Metalorganic Vapor Phase Epitaxy of Group III Nitrides
Metalorganic Vapor Phase Epitaxy (MOVPE) has emerged as the technique of choice for growing thin films and structures of group III-nitrides. The objective of this work is to address the optimal design of verti...
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Robust Reaction-Transport Models of MOVPE Reactors
A simple gas-phase and surface kinetic model describing the Metalorganic Vapor Phase Epitaxy (MOVPE) of GaAs from trimethyl-gallium (TMG) and arsine has been extracted from reported reaction mechanisms through...
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Optimal Design of Stagnation-Flow MOVPE Reactors with Axisymmetric Multi-Aperture Inlets
An approach for optimal design of vertical stagnation flow Metalorganic Vapor Phase Epitaxy (MOVPE) reactors that minimizes parasitic pre-reactions between the film precursors is presented. The use of axisymme...
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Kinetics of Low-Pressure MOCVD of GaAs from Triethyl-Gallium and Arsine
The growth of undoped GaAs films from Ga(C2H5)3 (TEG) and AsH3 by Metalorganic Chemical Vapor Deposition (MOCVD) has been studied in a low-pressure reactor operating at 3 Torr. This precursor combination is known...
