Hierarchical Thermal Transport Modeling in Nano-structured Semiconductor Materials and Devices

ABSTRACT
This talk describes computational modeling of subcontinuum heat transfer and presents a comprehensive review of state-of-the-art techniques used in the computational modeling of subcontinuum nanoscale heat transfer with the Boltzmann transport equation, lattice Boltzmann methods and atomistic molecular dynamics approaches. It also outlines the challenges of modeling nanoscale thermal transport and integrating solutions across multiple length scales ranging from nanometers to macro scales. Relevant thermal behavior in silicon thin films and self-heating in silicon-on-insulator transistors and transient electrostatic discharges will be discussed as well.