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Processing, Structure, Properties, and Reliability of Metals for Microsystems
(2002-01)
Research on the processing, structure, properties and reliability of metal films and metallic microdevice elements is reviewed. Recent research has demonstrated that inelastic deformation mechanisms of metallic films and ...
Self-Assembled Coatings for Controlling Biomolecular Adsorption on Surfaces
(2003-01)
We have investigated a series of molecular and polymeric approaches for generating adherent thin films that impart anti-fouling characteristics to oxide surfaces. These films incorporate oligo- or poly(ethylene glycol) ...
Atomistic Simulations of Metallic Cluster Coalescence
(2002-01)
A new computational method is introduced to investigate the stresses developed in the island-coalescence stage of polycrystalline film formation during deposition. The method uses molecular dynamics to examine the behavior ...
Orientation of MgO thin films on Si(001) prepared by pulsed laser deposition
(2003-01)
Pulsed laser deposition method was employed to grow MgO thin films with preferred orientation on bare Si(100) and SiO₂/Si(100) substrates. The orientation of MgO thin films was systematically investigated by varying ...
Metallic Cluster Coalescence: Molecular Dynamics Simulations of Boundary Formation
(2003-01)
During the evaporative deposition of polycrystalline thin films, the development of a tensile stress at small film thicknesses is associated with island coalescence. Several continuum models exist to describe the magnitude ...
TiNi-based thin films for MEMS applications
(2004-01)
In this paper, some critical issues and problems in the development of TiNi thin films were discussed, including preparation and characterization considerations, residual stress and adhesion, frequency improvement, fatigue ...
Research on Polycrystalline Films for Micro- and Nano-Systems
(2003-01)
Polycrystalline films are used in a wide array of micro- and nano-scale devices, for electronic, mechanical, magnetic, photonic and chemical functions. Increasingly, the properties, performance, and reliability of films ...