West University of Timisoara

Blv. V Parvan 4, Timisoara 300223, Romania   http://www.uvt.ro 

 

     Publications I

Authored Textbooks:

1. T. F. George, L. Braescu, A. M. Balint, L. Nanai, St. Balint, Microcomputer Modeling of Growth Procesess of Single-Crystal Sheets and Fiber, (Nova Science Publishers, Hauppauge, New York, 2007), 185 pages – ISBN: 1600212301.

 

 

Book Chapters:

1. L. Braescu, S. Epure, Th. Duffar “Numerical simulation of capillarity problems and processes,” in Wiley-Blackwell, Crystal growth processes based on capillarity: Czochralski, floating zone, shaping and crucible techniques, edited by Th. Duffar, (John Wiley & Sons Ltd, 2010), 592 pages, ISBN-10: 0470712449, ISBN-13: 978-0470712443.

2. T. F. George, St. Balint, L. Braescu, “Mass and heat transport in Bridgman-Stockbarger and edge-defined film-fed growth systems,” in Springer Handbook of Crystal Growth, Defects and Characterization, edited by G. Dhanaraj, K. Byrappa, V. Prasad and M. Dudley (Springer, Heidelberg, 2010), 1200 pages, ISBN: 978-3-540-74182-4.

3. L. Braescu, T. F. George, "ALE Method in the EFG Growth Technique," in Advances in Numerical Methods. Part 1. Applied Mathematics, edited by N. Mastorakis and J. Sakellaris (Springer, Berlin, 2009), Series: Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering 11, 149-59 (2009), ISBN: 978-0-387-76482-5.

4. L. Braescu, T. F. George, S. Balint, "Mass Transfer Analysis in the Case of the EFG Method," in Proceedings of the European Computing Conference, Volume 2, edited by N. Mastorakis, V. Mladenov, V. Kontargyri and T. Vassiliki (Springer, Berlin, 2009), Series: Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering 28, 1345-56 (2009), ISBN: 978-0-387-84818-1.

5. St. Balint, L. Braescu, E. Kaslik, in Regions of Attraction and Applications to Control Theory, edited by S. Sivasundaram (Cambridge Scientific Publishers, Cambridge, 2008), 206 pages, ISBN: 9781904868590.

6. L. Braescu, A. M. Balint, L. Nanai, St. Balint, in Horizons in World Physics, Volume 256 (Nova Science Publishers, Hauppauge, New York, 2008), Chapters 2 and 7 – ISBN: 1600211399.

 

Course Materials:

1. L. Braescu, St. Balint, N. Bonchis, E. Kaslik, Numerical Methods (undergraduate course in English) (West University Publishing House, Timisoara, Romania, 2008), 169 pages, ISBN: 978-973-125-133-2;             http://www.info.uvt.ro/~braescu/courses.

2. S. Maris, L. Braescu, Numerical Methods - Problems for Seminars and Algorithms for the Laboratory (in Romanian) (West University Publishing House, Timisoara, Romania, 2008), 215 pages, ISBN: 978-973-125-134-9; http://www.info.uvt.ro/~braescu/courses.

3. St. Balint, L. Braescu, N. Bonchis, Numerical Methods (undergraduate course in Romanian), 2007;          http://www.info.uvt.ro/~braescu/courses.

4. L. Braescu, E. Kaslik, S. Maris, S. Epure, I. Rodila, Geometry (undergraduate course in Romanian), 2007; http://www.info.uvt.ro/~braescu/courses.

5. St. Balint, L. Braescu, E. Kaslik, Differential Equations and Partial Differential Equations (undergraduate course in English), 2006; http://www.info.uvt.ro/~braescu/courses.

6. L. Braescu, A. M. Balint, Mathematics Models for Single-Crystal Sheets and Fibers Grown from the Melt by the EFG Method (graduate course in Romanian) (Mirton Publishing House, Timisoara, Romania, 2005), 202 pages; http://www.info.uvt.ro/~braescu/courses.

7. L. Braescu, A. M. Balint, St. Balint, Mathematics III (undergraduate course in Romanian) (Mirton Publishing House, Timisoara, Romania, 2004), 377 pages.

8. N. Boja, L. Braescu, B. Caruntu, L. Cristea, Linear Algebra, Differential Geometry, Special Mathematics (collection of exercises in Romanian for undergraduate students) (Polytechnic Publishing House, Timisoara, Romania, 2002) 203 pages.

9. O. Lipovan, C. Ariesanu, A. Aron, L. Braescu, Mathematical Analysis (collection of exercises in Romanian for undergraduate students) (Horizons of University Publishing House, Timisoara, Romania, 2002), 272 pages.

 

 

Articles in refereed journals:

1. L. Braescu, “On the pressure difference ranges which assure a specified gap size for semiconductor crystals grown in terrestrial dewetted Bridgman,”Journal of Crystal Growth, in press (2009).

2. S. Epure, T. Duffar, L. Braescu, “On the capillary stability of the crystal-crucible gap during dewetted Bridgman process,” Journal of Crystal Growth, in press (2009).

3. L. Braescu, “Nonlinear boundary value problem of the meniscus for the dewetted Bridgman crystal growth process,” International Journal of Mathematical Models and Methods in Applied Sciences, in press (2009).

4. S. Epure, T. Duffar, L. Braescu, “Parametric study for dewetted Bridgman method: crystal-crucible gap dependence on the Bond and Laplace numbers and on contact angle,” Journal of Materials Science, in press (2009).

5. L. Braescu, T. F. George, “Critical Marangoni numbers and their effect on the dopant distribution in silicon fibers,” International Journal of Mathematical Models and Methods in Applied Sciences, Vol. 2/3, pp. 432-438 (2008).

6. St. Balint, L. Braescu, L. Sylla, S. Epure, T. Duffar, “Dependence of the meniscus shape on the pressure difference in the dewetted Bridgman process,” Journal of Crystal Growth, Vol. 310, pp. 1564-1570 (2008).

7. S. Epure, T. Duffar, L. Braescu, “Comparison between analytic and numeric determination of the interface curvature during dewetted Bridgman crystal growth,” Journal of Crystal Growth, Vol. 310, pp. 1559-1563 (2008).

8. L. Braescu, “Shape of menisci in terrestrial dewetted Bridgman growth”, Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, Vol. 319, pp. 309-315 (2008).

9. L. Braescu, T. Duffar, “Effect of buoyancy and Marangoni forces on the dopant distribution in the case of a single crystal fiber grown from the melt by edge-defined film-fed growth (EFG) method,” Journal of Crystal Growth, Vol. 310, pp. 484-489 (2008).

10. L. Braescu, “Dependence of the dopant distribution on the pulling rate and on the capillary channel radius in the case of a Nd:YVO₄ cylindrical bar grown from the melt by EFG method, Materials Science and Engineering B, Vol. 146, pp. 41-44 (2008).

11. S. Epure, L. Braescu, St. Balint, “Modeling the effects of the vertical temperature gradient in the furnace in an edge-defined film-fed growth technique,” Materials Science and Engineering B, Vol 134/1-2, pp. 277-281 (2006).

12. L. Braescu, St. Balint, L. Tanasie, “Numerical studies concerning the dependence of the impurity distribution on the pulling rate and on the radius of the capillary channel in the case of a thin rod grown from the melt by edge-defined film-fed growth (EFG) method”, Journal of Crystal Growth, Vol. 291/1, pp. 52-59 (2006).

13. L. Braescu, A. M. Balint , L. Nanai, St. Balint, “Model-based optimization of the growth process parameters for a silicon sheet grown in a vacuum by edge-defined film-fed  growth  (EFG) method,” International Journal of Theoretical Physics, Group Theory and Nonlinear Optics, Vol.12/1, pp.73-84 (2006).

14. L. Braescu, A. M. Balint, R. Szabo, St. Balint, “Model-based optimization of some growth process parameters of a Nd:YVO₄ cylindrical bar grown by the edge-defined film-fed growth method in the presence of the pressure,” Optical Materials, Vol. 28/6-7, pp. 631-637 (2006).

15. A. M. Balint, L. Braescu, R. Szabo, St. Balint, “A control procedure for the shape of a Nd:YAG and Nd:YVO4 cylindrical bar grown by the edge-defined film-fed growth method under oscillate furnace pressure,” Optical Materials, Vol.28/6-7, pp. 671-675 (2006).

16. L Braescu, A. M. Balint, St. Balint, “On the minimization of the surface non-uniformities of a Nd:YAG cylindrical bar grown by the edge-defined film-fed growth (EFG) method when the pressure in the furnace changes,” Journal of Crystal Growth, Vol. 275/1-2, pp. e29-38 (2005).

17. St. Balint, L. Braescu, A. M. Balint, R. Szabo, “Modeling the effects of the pressure changes in the case of the growth of a thin sheet in an edge-defined film-fed growth (EFG) system,” Journal of Crystal Growth, Vol. 283/1-2, pp.15-30 (2005).

18. L. Braescu, “A system of nonlinear differential equations describing the single crystal fiber growth,” Nonlinear Studies, Vol. 12/4, pp. 361-379 (2005).

19. L. Braescu, A.M. Balint, St. Balint, “Optimization of some process parameters of a Nd:YAG cylindrical bar grown in a vacuum by the edge-defined film-fed growth method,” Journal of Crystal  Growth, Vol. 268/1-2, pp. 284-298 (2004).

20. L. Braescu, A. M. Balint, St. Balint, “Modeling of the growth effects of pressure changes in an edge-defined film-fed growth system,” Journal of Crystal Growth, Vol. 269/2-4, pp. 617-624 (2004).

21. L. Braescu, A. M. Balint, L. Nanai, St. Balint. “Control procedure for the shape of a Nd:YAG cylindrical bar created by edge-defined film-fed growth as a function of pressure,” International Journal of Theoretical Physics, Group Theory and Nonlinear Optics, Vol.11/2, pp. 121-128 (2004).

22. L. Braescu, A. M. Balint, St. Balint, “Model-based optimization of some growth process parameters of a Nd:YAG cylindrical bar grown in a vacuum by the edge-defined film-fed growth method,” International Journal of Theoretical Physics, Group Theory and Nonlinear Optics, Vol.11/2, pp. 85-97 (2004).

23. L. Braescu, A.M. Balint, St. Balint, “The effect of a periodic movement on the die of the bottom line of the melt/gas meniscus in the case of silicon filaments grown in a vacuum by the edge-defined film-fed growth method,” Materials Science Forum, Vol. 457-460/1, pp-127-130 (2004).

24. L. Braescu, A.M. Balint, St. Balint, “The effect of a periodic movement on the die of the bottom line of the melt/gas meniscus in the case of an edge-defined film-fed growth system, Journal of Crystal Growth, Vol. 259/1-2, pp. 121-129 (2003).

25. L. Braescu, A.M. Balint, St. Balint and Z. Schlett, “The growth of a single crystal filament and of a sheet with pre-established piece-wise constant diameter cross-section and half-thickness, respectively, from the melt in a vacuum by the E.F.G. method, Journal of Crystal Growth, Vol. 241, pp. 374-378 (2002).

26. L. Braescu, A.M. Balint, St. Balint and I. Jadaneantu, “Modeling of the temperature changes by adequate changes of the pulling rate in the case of sheets and filaments grown from the melt in a vacuum by the E.F.G. method, Journal of Crystal Growth, Vol. 240/1-2, pp. 305-312 (2002).

27. L. Braescu, A.M. Balint, St. Balint, “Temperature control of filament growth, Computational Materials Science, Vol 24/1-2, pp.252-256 (2002).

28. L. Braescu, A.M. Balint, St. Balint, “Admissible maneuvers in a pulling rate for a filament grown from the melt in a vacuum by the E.F.G. method, Journal of Crystal Growth, Vol. 233/3, pp. 425-430 (2001).

29. S. S. Dragomir, C. Buse, M. Boldea, L. Braescu, “A generalization of the trapezoid rule for the Riemann-Stieltjes integral and applications, RGMIA Research Report Collection Australia, Vol 3/4 (2000) and in Functional Analysis Forum (Korea), Vol 6/2, pp. 337-351 (2001).