Abstract
We report on an investigation of the suitability of SiO2 thin films for use as calibration standards for the measurement of elastic modulus by laser-acoustic measuring devices. Film thicknesses for a range of thin film standards, originally developed for the calibration of ellipsometers, were obtained by X-ray reflectometry, ellipsometry, and metrological scanning force microscopy. Using the calibrated values of film thickness, a laser-acoustic method was used to obtain the elastic moduli of the thin films. Nanoindentation of the films, performed at two different laboratories was used to provide an independent measure of the elastic modulus values. The modulus values determined by nanoindentation and the laser-acoustic method were found to agree within 4.6 %, which was within the calculated uncertainty of the measurements performed. As a result of their high homogeneity with respect to film thickness and elastic modulus, their low surface roughness and the good laser-acoustic signal quality, the thin films investigated appear to hold promise as standards for laser-acoustic measuring devices.
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Artikel in diesem Heft
- Contents
- Editorial
- Nanoindentation creep and stress relaxation tests of polycarbonate: Analysis of viscoelastic properties by different rheological models
- Investigation of SiO2 thin films on Si substrates for use as standards for laser-acoustic measuring devices
- Determination of the critical tensile stress of sapphire by spherical indentation with additional lateral forces
- The deformation behaviour of electrodeposited nanocrystalline Ni in an atomic force microscope with a newly developed in situ bending machine
- In situ electrochemical nanoindentation of a nickel (111) single crystal: hydrogen effect on pop-in behaviour
- Indentation behaviour of (011) thin films of III–V semiconductors: polarity effect differences between GaAs and InP
- Multiwall carbon nanotubes-based composites – mechanical characterization using the nanoindentation technique
- Nanoindentation studies of stamp materials for nanoimprint lithography
- Experimental and thermodynamic evaluation of the Co–Cr–C system
- Thermodynamics of high-temperature cuprous sulfide
- Sintering of Si3N4 with Li-exchanged zeolite additive
- Effect of LiYO2 addition on sintering behavior and indentation properties of silicon nitride ceramics
- Mechanism of quasi-viscous flow of zinc single crystals
- The absolute thermoelectric power of chromium, molybdenum, and tungsten
- Modelling of metal – mould interface resistance in the Al-11.5 wt.% Si alloy casting process
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- Personal
- Conferences
- Contents
- Editorial
- Editorial
- Basic
- Nanoindentation creep and stress relaxation tests of polycarbonate: Analysis of viscoelastic properties by different rheological models
- Investigation of SiO2 thin films on Si substrates for use as standards for laser-acoustic measuring devices
- Determination of the critical tensile stress of sapphire by spherical indentation with additional lateral forces
- The deformation behaviour of electrodeposited nanocrystalline Ni in an atomic force microscope with a newly developed in situ bending machine
- In situ electrochemical nanoindentation of a nickel (111) single crystal: hydrogen effect on pop-in behaviour
- Indentation behaviour of (011) thin films of III–V semiconductors: polarity effect differences between GaAs and InP
- Multiwall carbon nanotubes-based composites – mechanical characterization using the nanoindentation technique
- Nanoindentation studies of stamp materials for nanoimprint lithography
- Experimental and thermodynamic evaluation of the Co–Cr–C system
- Applied
- Thermodynamics of high-temperature cuprous sulfide
- Sintering of Si3N4 with Li-exchanged zeolite additive
- Effect of LiYO2 addition on sintering behavior and indentation properties of silicon nitride ceramics
- Mechanism of quasi-viscous flow of zinc single crystals
- The absolute thermoelectric power of chromium, molybdenum, and tungsten
- Modelling of metal – mould interface resistance in the Al-11.5 wt.% Si alloy casting process
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Artikel in diesem Heft
- Contents
- Editorial
- Nanoindentation creep and stress relaxation tests of polycarbonate: Analysis of viscoelastic properties by different rheological models
- Investigation of SiO2 thin films on Si substrates for use as standards for laser-acoustic measuring devices
- Determination of the critical tensile stress of sapphire by spherical indentation with additional lateral forces
- The deformation behaviour of electrodeposited nanocrystalline Ni in an atomic force microscope with a newly developed in situ bending machine
- In situ electrochemical nanoindentation of a nickel (111) single crystal: hydrogen effect on pop-in behaviour
- Indentation behaviour of (011) thin films of III–V semiconductors: polarity effect differences between GaAs and InP
- Multiwall carbon nanotubes-based composites – mechanical characterization using the nanoindentation technique
- Nanoindentation studies of stamp materials for nanoimprint lithography
- Experimental and thermodynamic evaluation of the Co–Cr–C system
- Thermodynamics of high-temperature cuprous sulfide
- Sintering of Si3N4 with Li-exchanged zeolite additive
- Effect of LiYO2 addition on sintering behavior and indentation properties of silicon nitride ceramics
- Mechanism of quasi-viscous flow of zinc single crystals
- The absolute thermoelectric power of chromium, molybdenum, and tungsten
- Modelling of metal – mould interface resistance in the Al-11.5 wt.% Si alloy casting process
- Award/Preisverleihung
- Personal
- Conferences
- Contents
- Editorial
- Editorial
- Basic
- Nanoindentation creep and stress relaxation tests of polycarbonate: Analysis of viscoelastic properties by different rheological models
- Investigation of SiO2 thin films on Si substrates for use as standards for laser-acoustic measuring devices
- Determination of the critical tensile stress of sapphire by spherical indentation with additional lateral forces
- The deformation behaviour of electrodeposited nanocrystalline Ni in an atomic force microscope with a newly developed in situ bending machine
- In situ electrochemical nanoindentation of a nickel (111) single crystal: hydrogen effect on pop-in behaviour
- Indentation behaviour of (011) thin films of III–V semiconductors: polarity effect differences between GaAs and InP
- Multiwall carbon nanotubes-based composites – mechanical characterization using the nanoindentation technique
- Nanoindentation studies of stamp materials for nanoimprint lithography
- Experimental and thermodynamic evaluation of the Co–Cr–C system
- Applied
- Thermodynamics of high-temperature cuprous sulfide
- Sintering of Si3N4 with Li-exchanged zeolite additive
- Effect of LiYO2 addition on sintering behavior and indentation properties of silicon nitride ceramics
- Mechanism of quasi-viscous flow of zinc single crystals
- The absolute thermoelectric power of chromium, molybdenum, and tungsten
- Modelling of metal – mould interface resistance in the Al-11.5 wt.% Si alloy casting process
- Kösterpreis
- Award/Preisverleihung
- Notifications
- Personal
- Conferences