ISMCG 1 SCHOOL

19-21 September 2024,
Timisoara, Romania

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The 1ts INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL ON MODELLING IN CRYSTAL GROWTH

International School on Modeling in Crystal Growth is an accompanying event of the International Workshop on Modelling in Crystal Growth.

ISMCG 1,
Day 1

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Thursday, September 19th, 2024

08:00 – 08:30 Registration
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08:30 – 09:00 Lecture 1
Introduction
Various scales and technics for modelling crystal growth.
Contents, organization and schedule of the school.
Thierry Duffar
University Grenoble Alpes/Grenoble INP, CNRS, SIMAP, Grenoble, France
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09:00-10:00 Lecture 2
Economical aspects
Several industrial examples on how modeling can help. Costs and benefits.
Marc Hainke1, 2
1 Fraunhofer IISB, Erlangen, Germany
2 Ostbayerische Technische Hochschule (OTH) Amberg-Weiden, Weiden, Germany
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10:00–10:20  Coffee break
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10:20–11:50  Lecture 3
Macro 1: Physical phenomena
Transport equations to be modeled (incl. magnetic field, dislocations, point defects …)
Jeffrey J. Derby
Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis,U.S.A.
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11:50–12:10   Coffee break
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12:10 – 13:40  Lecture 4
Macro 2: Resolution techniques
How it works (Mesh, Matrix, Gauss, Newton, implicit/explicit …), FEM, FVM, view factors, impact of numerical parameters …
Simon Brandon
Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel
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13:40–15:10   Lunch break
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15:00 – 18:30  Practical session 1
PRACTICAL 1 : CGSim
Building a model: Czochralski growth of Si crystal
Playing with the numerical parameters (mesh, Δt, accuracy…) and some process effects (counter/co rotation …)
Andrey Smirnov
Semiconductor Technology Research d.o.o. Beograd, Belgrade, Serbia

Friday, September 20th, 2024

08:30-10.30  Lecture 5
Macro 3: The model
Various available codes, How to build a model, Validation of the model with experiments, Sensibility to physical parameters.
Kaspars Dadzis
Leibniz-Institut für Kristallzüchtung (IKZ), Berlin, Germany
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10:00-10.20  Coffee break
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10:20-11.50  Lecture 6
Models  for physico-chemical properties
Molecular behaviours (Monte Carlo, Molecular Dynamics…)
Talid Sinno
Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA
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11:50-12.10  Coffee break
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12:10-13.40  Lecture 7
Simulation for epitaxial processes

Atomistic/molecular models for growth, Kinetic Monte Carlo …
Roberto Bergamaschini
L-NESS and Dept. of Materials Science, University of Milano-Bicocca, Milano, Italy
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13:30-15.00  Lunch break
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15:00-18.00  Practical session 2
PRACTICAL 2 : CGSim
Optimizing the Cz-Si model, Change geometry, physical parameters … to decrease interface deflection, stresses … comparison to experiment
Andrey Smirnov
Semiconductor Technology Research d.o.o. Beograd, Belgrade, Serbia
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18:00-19.00  Poster session

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ISMCG 1,
Day 2

ISMCG 1,
Day 3

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Saturday, September 21th, 2024

08:30-10.00  Lecture 8
Macro 4: Case study
Industrial development of crystal growth technology based on crystal growth modeling
Lijun Liu
Xi’an Jiaotong University, China
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10:00-10.20  Coffee break
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10:20-11.50  Lecture 9
Phase field
How it works. What can and cannot be expected.
Mathis Plapp
Laboratoire de Physique de la Matière Condensée, CNRS, Ecole Polytechnique, Institut Polytechnique de Paris, Palaiseau, France
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11:50-12.10  Coffee break
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12:10-13.40  Lecture 10
Artificial Intelligence
Exemples of uses in crystal growth. How it works.
Kentaro Kutsukake1,2
1Institute of Materials and Systems for Sustainability, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan
2Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan
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13:40-15.00  Lunch break
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15:00-18.30  Practical session 3
PRACTICAL 3: parallel Workshops, 1.5  hours each
Groups of up to 5 students. Each group attends two workshops.

  • Phase field (Mathis Plapp)
  • AI-Neural network (Kentaro Kutsukake)
  • Monte Carlo for Epitaxy (Roberto Bergamaschini)
  • More CGSim (STR)
  • Elmer (Kaspars Dadzik)
  • Molecular Dynamics, short demo (Talid Sinno)

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19:00-22:00  School dinner

Sunday, September 22nd, 2024

08:30-09.30  Lecture 11 (Optional ????)
Thermodynamics for Crystal Growth
Reminders, chemical reactions, phase diagrams, use of thermodynamic software and databases in the field of crystal growth
Thierry Duffar
Université Grenoble Alpes/Grenoble INP, CNRS, SIMAP, Grenoble, France
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09:30-09.50 Coffee break
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09:50-13.30  Practical session 4 (Optional????)
PRACTICAL 4: parallel Workshops, 1.5  hours each
Groups of up to 5 students. Each group attends two workshops.

  • Phase field (Mathis Plapp)
  • AI-Neural network (Kentaro Kutsukake)
  • Monte Carlo for Epitaxy (Roberto Bergamaschini)
  • More CGSim (STR)
  • Elmer (Kaspars Dadzik)
  • Molecular Dynamics, short demo (Talid Sinno)
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ISMCG 1,
Day 4

IWMCG 11 WORKSHOP

The 11th INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON MODELLING IN CRYSTAL GROWTH

IWMCG-11 will provide a great oportunity to exchange ideas, allowing for fruitful discussions between industrial, academic, and scientific participants from diverse fields.  The workshop will include invited and oral presentations, poster sessions, and industrial exhibits.  Industry participants are invited to present open issues that will encourage participants to address these issues in the future.

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22-25 September 2024,
Timisoara, Romania

Goodbye!

Proceedings:

Full-length papers will be refereed for publication in a special issue of the Journal of Crystal Growth

Important dates:

Deadline for abstract submission: June 1, 2024
Notification of acceptance: June 15, 2024
Program available: around July 15, 2024
Deadline for early registration: July 15, 2024
Date of the school: September 19-21, 2024
Date of the workshop: September 22-25, 2024
Deadline for submission of full paper: December 15, 2024