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[Sungmin Yoon]

Hello,

Currently I'm trying to make binary alloy, following this video.  

But from my menu, I don't see binary one.

In this case, how can I make it? 

For your information - I'm using Lumerical 2023 R2.3 version.

 

Thanks,

Sungmin 

[Afroditi Petropoulou]

Dear Sungmin,

You can use the "ternary alloy" option to add a binary alloy.

Base materials that the alloy consists of can be either unary (e.g. Si, Ge) for binary alloys or binary compound (e.g. GaAs) for ternary alloys.

Best Regards,

Afroditi

[Dimitris Polyzos]

Hello, I would suggest to have a look at the following links where they describe how to create new and binary alloys in Charge:

1. https://optics.ansys.com/hc/en-us/articles/360034919213

2. https://optics.ansys.com/hc/en-us/articles/360034398514-Tips-for-creating-a-new-alloy-material

In the materials tab you can find the following useful

If the material chosen from the drop down menu is a binary alloy consisting of two semiconductors, then there will be an additional property, namely, the "composition fraction" to set as well.

• COMPOSITION FRACTION: This is x, the fraction of the semiconductor in the alloy. x can either take a fixed value or vary.

Thanks a lot in advance,

Kind regards

Dimitris