A kinetic Monte Carlo approach was made to the mesoscale simulation of dislocation glide via a kink mechanism. The method permitted the inclusion of dislocation dissociation, efficient sampling of the double-kink nucleation process and exact calculations of dislocation segment interactions.

Kinetic Monte Carlo Method for Dislocation Glide in Silicon C.Wei, V.V.Bulatov, S.Yip: Journal of Computer-Aided Materials Design, 1999, 6[2-3], 175-83