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Create Composite Object Error
Posted 10 nov 2010, 18:38 GMT-5 5 Replies
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Hello,
I am very new to COMSOL and have had some troubles creating an object to simulate.
I am trying to create an electrode on top of a glass wafer. The electrode is made of two layers, one 5nm thick and one 150nm thick. I have made the wafer 1mm thick, and placed the 5nm followed by the 150nm sections of the electrode on top of the wafer. I have placed all of these inside a testable area of size 1cm by 1cm.
When I try to 'Create Composite Object' I set the formula as:
BLK1-EXT1-EXT2-EXT3-EXT4-EXT5
where EXT1 is the wafer and EXT2 through EXT5 are sections of the electrodes (there are two parts to each layer of the electrode).
However, I keep getting an error that says "internal error in geometry decomposition."
Does anyone know what this error means and how I can fix it? Like I said, I am very new to the COMSOL software, so I apologize for the likely rather simple question.
Thanks very much.
Michael
I am very new to COMSOL and have had some troubles creating an object to simulate.
I am trying to create an electrode on top of a glass wafer. The electrode is made of two layers, one 5nm thick and one 150nm thick. I have made the wafer 1mm thick, and placed the 5nm followed by the 150nm sections of the electrode on top of the wafer. I have placed all of these inside a testable area of size 1cm by 1cm.
When I try to 'Create Composite Object' I set the formula as:
BLK1-EXT1-EXT2-EXT3-EXT4-EXT5
where EXT1 is the wafer and EXT2 through EXT5 are sections of the electrodes (there are two parts to each layer of the electrode).
However, I keep getting an error that says "internal error in geometry decomposition."
Does anyone know what this error means and how I can fix it? Like I said, I am very new to the COMSOL software, so I apologize for the likely rather simple question.
Thanks very much.
Michael
5 Replies Last Post 18 nov 2010, 11:26 GMT-5
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Posted:
1 decade ago
Hi
I suppose its related to the height/size ratios 5nm versus 1mm is 1:200'000, I never use ratios (for the mesher) largeer than 10'000 or if possible less.
The true question is what do you want to resolve within your 5nm layer? , cannot you replace its presence by a "thin layer" with a bulk equation form ?
Then have you calculated what it represents to have a 1nm (to have let's say 5 meshes across your 5 nm thick layer) sized mesh elements to fill several mm^3, probably you need a nice cluster just to fill one matrix, not to talk about solving
Finite elements are limited by the "finite" size of RAM on ourPC/WS's ;)
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Good luck
Ivar
I suppose its related to the height/size ratios 5nm versus 1mm is 1:200'000, I never use ratios (for the mesher) largeer than 10'000 or if possible less.
The true question is what do you want to resolve within your 5nm layer? , cannot you replace its presence by a "thin layer" with a bulk equation form ?
Then have you calculated what it represents to have a 1nm (to have let's say 5 meshes across your 5 nm thick layer) sized mesh elements to fill several mm^3, probably you need a nice cluster just to fill one matrix, not to talk about solving
Finite elements are limited by the "finite" size of RAM on ourPC/WS's ;)
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Good luck
Ivar
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1 decade ago
That's a good point. Thanks very much.
Michael
Michael
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Posted:
1 decade ago
I have been able to create a composite object by making the box that encapsulates everything smaller. However, I have now had a lot of trouble meshing and getting a solution. I cannot mesh the entire object using Free Mesh even with an extremely coarse setting without running out of memory. If I try to Sweep Mesh the small sections of the model and Free Mesh the rest I often get a 'Singular Matrix' error (which I do not understand). I have been able to mesh the entire object under a few circumstances, but when I then try to solve it I get a 'Empty cavity generated' error.
I assume that this is because the resolution of the mesh is not small enough in the very thin regions. I can perhaps try approximating the thin layer with a 2D sheet but obviously it would be ideal if I could simulate exactly what is happening in the electrodes.
Thanks for any suggestions you might have.
Michael
I assume that this is because the resolution of the mesh is not small enough in the very thin regions. I can perhaps try approximating the thin layer with a 2D sheet but obviously it would be ideal if I could simulate exactly what is happening in the electrodes.
Thanks for any suggestions you might have.
Michael
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Posted:
1 decade ago
Hi
yes meshing is an art ;) but are you really sure that the you will have a temperature gradient in the 5nm thickness direction, hence obliging you to use a 3D meshing and not surface physics ?
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Ivar
yes meshing is an art ;) but are you really sure that the you will have a temperature gradient in the 5nm thickness direction, hence obliging you to use a 3D meshing and not surface physics ?
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Ivar
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1 decade ago
That's a good point. I will try to simulate it as a surface rather than a 3D object.
Thanks again.
Michael
Thanks again.
Michael