Real-Time Thermo-Mechanical and Adhesive Property Evaluation of Thin Films and Multi-Layers

1994 ◽  
Vol 338 ◽  
Author(s):  
John A. Rogers ◽  
K. A. Nelson

ABSTRACTWe describe an experimental method useful for in-situ real-time evaluation of viscoelastic, thermal and adhesive properties of thin films and multi-layer structures. We demonstrate how the technique is used to quantify the elastic moduli, and in-plane thermal diffusivity. We also show how it can be used to “spot check” for dis-bonds and to generate dis-bond “maps”.

2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (11) ◽  
pp. 2178-2186 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nusret S. Güldal ◽  
Thaer Kassar ◽  
Marvin Berlinghof ◽  
Tayebeh Ameri ◽  
Andres Osvet ◽  
...  

A portable in situ drying chamber, equipped with white light reflectometry, photoluminescence and light scattering, is used to fully characterize the thermodynamic and kinetic changes of P3HT- and DPP-TT-T-based organic bulk-heterojunction thin films during drying.


2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (23) ◽  
pp. 6750-6754 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alessandro Greco ◽  
Alexander Hinderhofer ◽  
M. Ibrahim Dar ◽  
Neha Arora ◽  
Jan Hagenlocher ◽  
...  

1993 ◽  
Vol 323 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yujing Wu ◽  
Elizabeth G. Jacobs ◽  
Cyrus Pouraghabagher ◽  
Russell F. Pinizzotto

AbstractThe formation and growth of Cu6Sn5 and Cu3Sn at the interface of Sn-Pb solder/copper substrate are factors which affect the solderability and reliability of electronic solder joints. The addition of particles such as Ni to eutectic Sn-Pb solder drastically affects the activation energies of formation for both intermetallics. This study was performed to understand the mechanisms of intermetallic formation and the effects of Ni on intermetallic growth. Cu/Sn and Cu/Sn/Ni thin films were deposited by evaporation and observed in the TEM in real time using a hot stage. The diffusion of Sn through Cu6Sn5 and Cu3Sn followed by reaction with Cu must occur for intermetallic formation and growth to take place. Ni is an effective diffusion barrier which prevents Sn from diffusing into Cu.


2001 ◽  
Vol 7 (S2) ◽  
pp. 912-913
Author(s):  
A.M. Minorl ◽  
E.A. Stach ◽  
J.W. Morris

A unique in situ nanoindentation stage has been built and developed at the National Center for Electron Microscopy in Berkeley, CA. By using piezoceramic actuators to finely position a 3-sided, boron-doped diamond indenter, we are able to image in real time the nanoindentation induced deformation of thin films. Recent work has included the force-calibration of the indenter, using silicon cantilevers to establish a relationship between the voltage applied to the piezoactuators, the displacement of the diamond tip, and the force generated.In this work, we present real time, in situ TEM observations of the plastic deformation of Al thin films grown on top of lithographically-prepared silicon substrates. The in situ nanoindentations require a unique sample geometry (see Figure 1) in which the indenter approaches the specimen normal to the electron beam. in order to meet this requirement, special wedge-shaped silicon samples were designed and microfabricated so that the tip of the wedge is sharp enough to be electron transparent.


Soft Matter ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 15 (39) ◽  
pp. 7809-7813 ◽  
Author(s):  
V. Pagliarulo ◽  
A. Calabuig ◽  
S. Grilli ◽  
P. Ferraro

In this paper, we demonstrated that the gradual formation of a surface relief grating (SRG) in azopolymer thin films under continuous light exposure could be directly observed in situ and in real-time, allowing full-field characterization.


1992 ◽  
Vol 275 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. Ohlsén ◽  
M. Ottosson ◽  
J. Hudner ◽  
M. ÖStling ◽  
L. Stolt ◽  
...  

ABSTRACTThin films of YBCO were prepared using a mass-spectrometer controlled coevapora-tion/MBE process with atomic oxygen. Under the conditions of low pressure, necessary for mass-spectrometer rate control, it is shown that an atomic oxygen beam source can be utilized in order to grow high quality thin films of YBCO as well as multi-layer structures involving YBCO and Y2O3. Values of Tc = 88.5 K and Jc = 6–106 A/cm2 at 77 K were determined for a strip with a width of 10 μm of YBCO deposited on a LaAlO3 substrate. Film structure is analyzed by XRD and rocking curve measurements. Magnetic characterization of films and multi-layer structures are reported.


1992 ◽  
Vol 284 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. A. Rogers ◽  
A. R. Duggal ◽  
K. A. Nelson

ABSTRACTWe demonstrate a new purely optical based method for the excitation and detection of acoustic and thermal disturbances in thin films. This technique is applied to the determination of the viscoelastic properties of unsupported and silicon supported polyimide thin (∼1 micron) films. We show how this technique can be used to detect film delaminations and suggest how it may be used to probe film-substrate adhesion quality.


1999 ◽  
Vol 569 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hsin-Yi Lee ◽  
Chih-Hao Lee ◽  
Keng S. Liang ◽  
Tai-Bor Wu

ABSTRACTReal-time x-ray reflectivity and diffraction measurements under in-situ sputtering deposition conditions were performed to study the crystallization behavior of LaNiO3thin films on Si substrate. We found that an amorphous layer of 60 Å was grown in the first 6 min of the deposition and subsequently a polycrystalline overlayer was developed as observed from the in-situ x-ray reflectivity curves and diffraction patterns. Polycrystalline columnar textures of (110) and (100) were grown on the top of this amorphous film. By comparing the integrated intensities of two Bragg peaks in the plane normal of x-ray diffraction, it was found that the ability of (100)-texturization enhanced with increasing film thickness over a certain critical value.


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