1. Machine-learned atomic cluster expansion potentials for fast and quantum-accurate thermal simulations of wurtzite AlN.
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Yang, Guang, Liu, Yuan-Bin, Yang, Lei, and Cao, Bing-Yang
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ATOMIC clusters , *LATTICE dynamics , *SPECIFIC heat capacity , *WURTZITE , *LATTICE constants , *THERMAL properties - Abstract
Thermal transport in wurtzite aluminum nitride (w-AlN) significantly affects the performance and reliability of corresponding electronic devices, particularly when lattice strains inevitably impact the thermal properties of w-AlN in practical applications. To accurately model the thermal properties of w-AlN with high efficiency, we develop a machine learning interatomic potential based on the atomic cluster expansion (ACE) framework. The predictive power of the ACE potential against density functional theory (DFT) is demonstrated across a broad range of properties of w-AlN, including ground-state lattice parameters, specific heat capacity, coefficients of thermal expansion, bulk modulus, and harmonic phonon dispersions. Validation of lattice thermal conductivity is further carried out by comparing the ACE-predicted values to the DFT calculations and experiments, exhibiting the overall capability of our ACE potential in sufficiently describing anharmonic phonon interactions. As a practical application, we perform a lattice dynamics analysis using the potential to unravel the effects of biaxial strains on thermal conductivity and phonon properties of w-AlN, which is identified as a significant tuning factor for near-junction thermal design of w-AlN-based electronics. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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