Recent developments in soft lithographic patterning enable the integration of functional ceramic thin films on a chip, rather than by adding discrete components to the system. As integrated device applications push th...
Recent developments in soft lithographic patterning enable the integration of functional ceramic thin films on a chip, rather than by adding discrete components to the system. As integrated device applications push the characteristic length scale of materials smaller and smaller, surface and interface effects play an important role, producing significant scientific challenges to the characterization of mechanical properties, performance and reliability. In this paper, we investigate the complex roles of microstructure, interface effects and residual stresses on ferroelectric thin film performance. Pb(Zr0.53Ti0.47)O3 films ranging in thickness from 190 nm to 500 nm were deposited by a sequential build up of sol-gel derived thin layers onto platinized Si substrates. Residual stresses in the films after thermal processing were observed and calculated from laser reflectance measurements of wafer curvature. Field-induced displacements were then measured by interferometric methods for films with well-characterized residual stress states. Results indicate significant increases in film performance with a decrease in measured residual tensile stress.
This work studied the effect of nanoporous alumina in acute cellular response in an in vivo model. Nanoporous alumina membranes, with pore size diameters of 20 and 200 nm, were fabricated by anodic oxidation of alumin...
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It has been a challenge to achieve high efficiency organic photovoltaics (OPV) that absorb long wavelength solar radiation without incurring unacceptable reductions in open circuit voltage (Voc) or charge separation e...
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We investigate the vibrational properties of ultrananocrystalline diamond (UNCD) using molecular dynamics simulations. We compare the vibrational spectra of two UNCD models of average grain size 2 and 4 nm with single...
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We investigate the vibrational properties of ultrananocrystalline diamond (UNCD) using molecular dynamics simulations. We compare the vibrational spectra of two UNCD models of average grain size 2 and 4 nm with single crystal diamond and an isolated nanodiamond (ND) particle. The vibrational spectra of the ND particle and UNCD models exhibit the effect of phonon confinement as well as undercoordinated atoms at the surface/interfaces. This is further reflected in the specific heat of UNCD models and the ND particle that showed enhancements over that of single crystal diamond. The excess specific heat in UNCD models in comparison to single crystal diamond is found to be maximum at approximately 350 K.
A major limitation of the current technology for GaN epitaxy is the availability of suitable substrates matched in both lattice constant and thermal expansion coefficient. One alternative for the development of GaN su...
A major limitation of the current technology for GaN epitaxy is the availability of suitable substrates matched in both lattice constant and thermal expansion coefficient. One alternative for the development of GaN substrates rests in the application of halide vapor phase epitaxy (HVPE) to produce GaN films at high growth rates. In this paper, we describe the growth of thick GaN films via the HVPE technique on (0001) sapphire and (111) Si substrates. At a temperature of 1030°C, films are grown at rates between 70 and 90 μm/hr, yielding total thicknesses exceeding 200 μm on sapphire. DCXRD measurements of GaN/sapphire indicate FWHM values less than 220 arcsec on 180 μm thick films. Room temperature PL measurements of GaN/sapphire indicate strong emission at 3.41 eV, with a FWHM value of 65 meV. Moreover, no detectable deep level emission was found in room temperature PL measurement. Under optimized conditions, films are morphologically smooth and optically clear. The GaN morphology appears to be a strong function of the initial nucleation conditions, which in turn are strongly affected by the partial pressure of GaCl. HVPE growth on (111) Si substrates is accomplished using an AlN MOVPE buffer layer.
A model of phase-separation kinetics in systems exposed to energetic particle irradiation has been extended to include the effects of mobile dislocations. It is shown that when dislocations are allowed to participate ...
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A model of phase-separation kinetics in systems exposed to energetic particle irradiation has been extended to include the effects of mobile dislocations. It is shown that when dislocations are allowed to participate in the decomposition reaction, phase separation can occur at temperatures above the coherent spinodal, which is in agreement with several experiments on irradiated alloys. A linear stability analysis of the governing kinetic equations is performed and three regimes of microstructural evolution are identified within the parameter space of damage cascade size vs incident flux: complete phase separation, solid-solution behavior, and compositional patterning. In addition, numerical simulations of the evolving dislocation density and composition fields are performed. The numerical results provide the amplitude and wavelength of the stable patterns that can form under irradiation and elucidate the role of misfit dislocations in reducing the coherency strain due to atomic size mismatch.
In this work, the effect of composition and crystal orientation relationship on theinterface fracture toughness of niobium/sapphire system was studied. Interfaces were synthesized by either physical vapor deposition o...
In this work, the effect of composition and crystal orientation relationship on theinterface fracture toughness of niobium/sapphire system was studied. Interfaces were synthesized by either physical vapor deposition or ion beam assisted deposition. Silver was deposited to weaken the interface and crystal orientation was used to strengthen it. Several techniques were used to assess the interface fracture toughness, including microscratch, nanoindentation, microwedge scratch, and delamination of patterned lines. Results showed a general trend in which the interface fracture toughness decreased with the amount of silver. Ion bombardment during film deposition significantly increased the interface fracture toughness through a combination of interface mixing and a controlled orientation relationship.
Organized nanostructures are formed after irradiation of layers of randomly aligned single-wall carbon nanotube (SWNT)-polymer composites by a Ti:Sapphire 775 nm laser with a 150 fs pulse at fluences near 0.1 J/cm2. A...
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A process, continuous wrapping tantalum barrier, has been developed and investigated in order to reduce the manufacturing cost. By avoiding inserting expensive tantalum tube, a long sheet barrier was directly used to ...
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Organized nanostructures are formed after irradiation of layers of randomly aligned single-wall carbon nanotube (SWNT)-polymer composites by a Ti:Sapphire 775 nm laser with a 150 fs pulse at fluences near 0.1 J/cm2. A...
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Organized nanostructures are formed after irradiation of layers of randomly aligned single-wall carbon nanotube (SWNT)-polymer composites by a Ti:Sapphire 775 nm laser with a 150 fs pulse at fluences near 0.1 J/cm2. At varying peak fluences morphology is seen where the tubes are ejected from the substrate or formed into long, parallel structures of SWNT’s. These structures have been created on both glass substrates and carbon grids. Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM) and Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) investigation of the structures reveal that they are composed of bundled nanotubes typically 400 nm – 1 micron long. Large-area laser patterning of the film allows for structuring of the film without detrimental decreases in conductivity.
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