Nanomechanical Testing of Free-Standing Monocrystalline Silicon Beams

2019 ◽  
Vol 35 (5) ◽  
pp. 221-226 ◽  
Author(s):  
Umesh K. Bhaskar ◽  
Samer Houri ◽  
Vikram Passi ◽  
Thomas Pardoen ◽  
Jean-Pierre Raskin
Keyword(s):  
Monocrystalline Silicon ◽  
Free Standing ◽  
Nanomechanical Testing ◽  
Silicon Beams

Progress in thin film free-standing monocrystalline silicon solar cells

2006 ◽  
Vol 511-512 ◽  
pp. 411-414 ◽  
Author(s):  
H.J. Kim ◽  
V. Depauw ◽  
G. Agostinelli ◽  
G. Beaucarne ◽  
J. Poortmans
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Solar Cells ◽  
Monocrystalline Silicon ◽  
Silicon Solar Cells ◽  
Free Standing

Contact scanning mode AFM for nanomechanical testing of free-standing structures

2006 ◽  
Vol 16 (5) ◽  
pp. 1040-1046 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter J Ryan ◽  
George G Adams ◽  
Nicol E McGruer ◽  
Sinan Muftu
Keyword(s):  
Free Standing ◽  
Nanomechanical Testing

Application of Porous Silicon to Bulk Silicon Micromachining

1996 ◽  
Vol 459 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. Kaltsas ◽  
A. G. Nassiopoulos
Keyword(s):  
Porous Silicon ◽  
Smooth Surface ◽  
Sacrificial Layer ◽  
Monocrystalline Silicon ◽  
Back Side ◽  
Bulk Silicon ◽  
Free Standing ◽  
Integrated Devices ◽  
Silicon Micromachining ◽  
Deep Cavities

ABSTRACTA fully C-MOS compatible process for bulk silicon micromachining using porous silicon technology and front-side lithography is developed. The process is based on the use of porous silicon as a sacrificial layer for the fabrication of deep cavities into monocrystalline silicon, so as to avoid back side lithography. Cavities as deep as several hundreds of micrometers are produced with very smooth surface and sidewalls. The process is used to produce : a) suspended monocrystalline silicon membranes, b) free standing polysilicon membranes in the form of bridges or cantilevers with lateral dimensions from a few μms to several hundreds of μms. Important applications to silicon integrated devices as sensors, actuators, detectors etc., are foreseen.

Body balance in a free-standing position in road and off-road cyclists

2014 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Paulina Hebisz ◽  
Rafal Hebisz ◽  
Marek Zaton
Keyword(s):  
Sagittal Plane ◽  
Standing Position ◽  
The Body ◽  
Free Standing ◽  
Body Balance ◽  
Eyes Closed ◽  
Road Cycling ◽  
Progressive Exercise ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Road Cyclists

AbstractBackground: The purpose of this study was to compare body balance in road and off-road cyclists, immediately before and after the racing season.Material/Methods: Twenty individuals participated in the study and they were divided into two groups: specialists in road-cycling (n = 10) and in off-road cycling (n = 10). Immediately before and after the five-month racing season stabilographic trials were carried out (at rest and after progressive exercise). In assessing body balance the distance and velocity of the centre shifts (in the anterior-posterior and left-right direction) were analysed. The tests were performed with the cyclists’ eyes open, eyes closed, and in feedback.Results: After the racing season, in the off-road cyclists’ group, distance and velocity of the centre of pressure shifts increased after a progressive exercise.Conclusions: In the off-road cyclists’ group the balance of the body in the sagittal plane deteriorated after the racing season. Moreover, after the racing season off-road cyclists were characterized by a worse balance of the body, compared to road cyclists

Wrinkling Poly(trimethylene 2,5-Furanoate) Free-standing Films: Nanostructure Formation and Physical Properties

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michelina Soccio ◽  
Nadia Lotti ◽  
Andrea Munari ◽  
Esther Rebollar ◽  
Daniel E Martínez-Tong
Keyword(s):  
Irradiation Time ◽  
Polymer Surface ◽  
Laser Source ◽  
Free Standing ◽  
Force Microscopy ◽  
Nanostructure Formation ◽  
Physicochemical Changes ◽  
Angle Measurements ◽  
Atomic Force ◽  
Contact Angle Measurements

<p>Nanostructured wrinkles were developed on fully bio-based poly(trimethylene furanoate) (PTF) films by using the technique of Laser Induced Periodic Surface Structures (LIPSS). We investigated the effect of irradiation time on wrinkle formation using an UV pulsed laser source, at a fluence of 8 mJ/cm2. It was found that the pulse range between 600 and 4800 pulses allowed formation of periodic nanometric ripples. The nanostructured surface was studied using a combined macro- and nanoscale approach. We evaluated possible physicochemical changes taking place on the polymer surface after irradiation by infrared spectroscopy, contact angle measurements and atomic force microscopy. The macroscopic physicochemical properties of PTF showed almost no changes after nanostructure formation, differently from the results previously found for the terephthalic counterparts, as poly(ethyleneterephthalate), PET, and poly(trimethyleneterephthalate), PTT. The surface mechanical properties of the nanostructured PTF were found to be improved, as evidenced by nanomechanical force spectroscopy measurements. In particular, an increased Young’s modulus and higher stiffness for the nanostructured sample were measured. <br></p>

Ultrastrong, Free-Standing and Large Nanofilms of Pyrenearamid

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amalia Rapakousiou ◽  
Alejandro López-moreno ◽  
Belén Nieto-Ortega ◽  
M. Mar Bernal ◽  
Miguel A. Monclús ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Building Block ◽  
Aromatic Polyamide ◽  
Free Standing ◽  
Spatial Confinement ◽  
Polymeric Structure ◽  
Reduced Modulus ◽  
Organizational Arrangement ◽  
Polycyclic Aromatic ◽  
Nanoscale Building Block

We introduce poly(1,6-pyrene terephthalamide) polymer (PPyrTA) as an aromatic polyamide analogue of poly(p-phenylene terephthalamide) (PPTA), also known as Kevlar®. This work shows that the incorporation of polycyclic aromatic pyrene moieties improves drastically the mechanical properties of the polymeric structure, increasing elastic nanoindentation-determined modulus and hardness by factors of 1.9 and 4.3, respectively. Liquid deprotonated dispersions of PPyrTA nanofibers were used as nanoscale building block for producing large-surface, free-standing polymer macroscopic nanofilms. This 2D assembly leads to further significant improvements in reduced modulus and hardness (more than twice) compared to the starting polymer macroscale fibres, due to a better re-organizational arrangement of the PPyrTA nanofibers in the nanofilms, formed under 2D spatial confinement.

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