• Journal of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers
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• v.11 no.6
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• pp.423-427
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• 1998

In this paper the electron mobility in $Ga{1-X}In_xAs$alloy semiconductors is simulated by using the ensemble Monte Carlo method. The simulations for Ga\ulcornerIn\ulcornerAs with In mole fraction, doping concentration and temperature as parameters are performed. The electron mobility for alloys which perfectly orderd alloys without the alloy scattering mechanism are assumed, the results show that mobility in Ga\ulcornerIn\ulcornerAs is improved by 11%, 12% and 7% for 0.25, 0.53 and 0.75. In mole fractions, respectively, We reported the theoretical results of electron mobility in $Ga{1-X}In_xAs$alloys, so those will contribute to the research and development into materials for high-speed semiconductor devices.

• Korean Journal of Metals and Materials
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• v.49 no.12
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• pp.924-929
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• 2011

It is well known that grain boundary cavitation is the main failure mechanism in austenitic stainless steel under tensile hold creep-fatigue interaction conditions. The cavities are nucleated at the grain boundary during cyclic loading and grow to become grain boundary cracks. The attenuation of ultrasound depends on scattering and absorption in polycrystalline materials. Scattering occurs when a propagation wave encounters microstructural discontinuities, such as internal voids or cavities. Since the density of the creep-fatigue cavities increases with the fatigue cycles, the attenuation of ultrasound will also be increased with the fatigue cycles and this attenuation can be detected nondestructively. In this study, it is found that individual grain boundary cavities are formed and grow up to about 100 cycles and then, these cavities coalesce to become cracks. The measured ultrasonic attenuation increased with the cycles up to cycle 100, where it reached a maximum value and then decreased with further cycles. These experimental measurements strongly indicate that the open pores of cavities contribute to the attenuation of ultrasonic waves. However, when the cavities develop, at the grain boundary cracks whose crack surfaces are in contact with each other, there is no longer any open space and the ultrasonic wave may propagate across the cracks. Therefore, the attenuation of ultrasonic waves will be decreased. This phenomenon of maximum attenuation is very important to judge the stage of grain boundary crack development, which is the indication of the dangerous stage of the structures.