Multi-physics and multi-scale modelling of materials processing

Abstract

This talk discusses recent developments in the quest to model complex physical phenomena where multiple length and time scales need to be treated. In particular, materials modelling from the atomic-scale interactions to macroscopic continua is highlighted from the point of view of computational science. As a specific example, the case of three-dimensional etching of silicon-based microelectromechanical (MEM) components is presented. Moreover, the parallelisation of real-space-based methods for modelling nanostructures is discussed.