Mechanical Characterization of Polymers on a Nanometer Scale through Nanoindentation. A Study on Pile-up and Viscoelasticity

2007 ◽  
Vol 40 (4) ◽  
pp. 1259-1267 ◽  
Author(s):  
Davide Tranchida ◽  
Stefano Piccarolo ◽  
Joachim Loos ◽  
Alexander Alexeev
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Characterization ◽  
Nanometer Scale ◽  
Pile Up

scholarly journals Mechanical Characterization of High Aspect Ratio Silicon Nanolines

2008 ◽  
Vol 1086 ◽  
Author(s):  
Huai Huang ◽  
Huai Huang ◽  
Qiu Zhao ◽  
Zhiquan Luo ◽  
Jang-Hi Im ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Aspect Ratio ◽  
Mechanical Characterization ◽  
Element Model ◽  
Wet Etching ◽  
Nanometer Scale ◽  
Buckling Instability ◽  
Silicon Structures ◽  
Silicon Nanolines ◽  
Atomically Flat

AbstractIn this study, we performed nanoindentation experiments on two sets of silicon nanolines (SiNLs) of widths 24 nm and 90 nm, respectively, to investigate the mechanical behavior of silicon structures at tens of nanometer scale. The high height-to-width aspect ratio (∼15) SiNLs were fabricated by an anisotropic wet etching (AWE) method, having straight and nearly atomically flat sidewalls. In the test, buckling instability was observed at a critical load, which was fully recoverable upon unloading. It was found that friction at the contact between the indenter and SiNLs played an important role in the buckling response. Based on a finite element model (FEM), the friction coefficient was estimated to be in a range of 0.02 to 0.05. The strain to failure was estimated to range from 3.8% for 90 nm lines to 7.5% for 24 nm lines.

Spectro-mechanical Characterization of Aromaticity and Maturity of Kerogens in Oil Shale at 6 nm Spatial Resolution

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Devon Jakob ◽  
Le Wang ◽  
Haomin Wang ◽  
Xiaoji Xu
Keyword(s):  
Spatial Resolution ◽  
Oil Shale ◽  
Infrared Imaging ◽  
Mechanical Characterization ◽  
Optical Diffraction ◽  
Chemical Compositions ◽  
Valuable Insight ◽  
Eagle Ford Shale

<p>In situ measurements of the chemical compositions and mechanical properties of kerogen help understand the formation, transformation, and utilization of organic matter in the oil shale at the nanoscale. However, the optical diffraction limit prevents attainment of nanoscale resolution using conventional spectroscopy and microscopy. Here, we utilize peak force infrared (PFIR) microscopy for multimodal characterization of kerogen in oil shale. The PFIR provides correlative infrared imaging, mechanical mapping, and broadband infrared spectroscopy capability with 6 nm spatial resolution. We observed nanoscale heterogeneity in the chemical composition, aromaticity, and maturity of the kerogens from oil shales from Eagle Ford shale play in Texas. The kerogen aromaticity positively correlates with the local mechanical moduli of the surrounding inorganic matrix, manifesting the Le Chatelier’s principle. In situ spectro-mechanical characterization of oil shale will yield valuable insight for geochemical and geomechanical modeling on the origin and transformation of kerogen in the oil shale.</p>

MECHANICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF POLYMER MATERIALS UNDER LOW STRAIN RATE LOADING

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 8
Author(s):  
KUMAR DINESH ◽  
KAUR ARSHDEEP ◽  
AGGARWAL YUGAM KUMAR ◽  
UNIYAL PIYUSH ◽  
KUMAR NAVIN ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Strain Rate ◽  
Mechanical Characterization ◽  
Polymer Materials ◽  
Strain Rate Loading ◽  
Low Strain Rate

MECHANICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF VEGETAL COMPOSITES USING DIC

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexandre Luiz Pereira ◽  
Rafael Oliveira Santos ◽  
DOINA BANEA ◽  
Álisson Lemos
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Characterization
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