A review of micro-scale focused ion beam milling and digital image correlation analysis for residual stress evaluation and error estimation

AJG Lunt, AM Korsunsky - Surface and coatings technology, 2015 - Elsevier
In the past decade several versions of micro-scale residual stress analysis techniques have
been developed based on Focused Ion Beam (FIB) milling at sample surface followed by …

Casting lightweight stiff aluminum alloys: a review

S Amirkhanlou, S Ji - Critical reviews in solid state and materials …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Lightweight casting aluminum structural components, in particular shaped castings, are
usually designed on the criteria of either yield strength or stiffness (Young's modulus) …

Indentation modulus extrapolation and thickness estimation of ta-C coatings from nanoindentation

L Lorenz, T Chudoba, S Makowski, M Zawischa… - Journal of Materials …, 2021 - Springer
Coatings used in tribological applications often exhibit high hardness and stiffness to
achieve high wear resistance. One coating characterization method frequently used is …

Investigation of fracture properties of magnetron-sputtered TiN films by means of a FIB-based cantilever bending technique

S Massl, W Thomma, J Keckes, R Pippan - Acta materialia, 2009 - Elsevier
A cantilever bending technique for the determination of mode I fracture toughness and
strength of thin films is presented. First, the depth profile of residual stresses in the film is …

Fully printed zinc oxide electrolyte-gated transistors on paper

JT Carvalho, V Dubceac, P Grey, I Cunha, E Fortunato… - Nanomaterials, 2019 - mdpi.com
Fully printed and flexible inorganic electrolyte gated transistors (EGTs) on paper with a
channel layer based on an interconnected zinc oxide (ZnO) nanoparticle matrix are reported …

Characterization of elastic-plastic coated material properties by indentation techniques using optimisation algorithms and finite element analysis

N Noii, I Aghayan - International Journal of Mechanical Sciences, 2019 - Elsevier
Determination of the material properties of coated thin films on substrates has always been
complicated due to the influence of the substrate deformation on the thin film behaviour. In …

Analysis of strength and response of polymer nano thin film interfaces applying nanoindentation and nanoscratch techniques

G Mallikarjunachari, P Ghosh - Polymer, 2016 - Elsevier
Polymer and hydrogel thin films on a compliant substrate are gaining significant attention
these days in the fields of soft electronics, digital display, biomedical devices and sensors to …

[HTML][HTML] Critical assessment of the determination of residual stress profiles in thin films by means of the ion beam layer removal method

R Schöngrundner, R Treml, T Antretter, D Kozic… - Thin Solid Films, 2014 - Elsevier
Residual stresses and their distribution within individual layers are a general concern in thin
film technology. Here we use a recently developed ion beam layer removal method to …

A contact area function for Berkovich nanoindentation: Application to hardness determination of a TiHfCN thin film

D Chicot, MY N'Jock, ES Puchi-Cabrera, A Iost… - Thin Solid Films, 2014 - Elsevier
In nanoindentation, especially at very low indenter displacements, the indenter/material
contact area must be defined in the best possible way in order to accurately determine the …

Microstructure and nanomechanical properties of magnetron sputtered Ti− Nb films

D Photiou, NT Panagiotopoulos, L Koutsokeras… - Surface and Coatings …, 2016 - Elsevier
Abstract Titanium niobium (Ti− Nb) films, covering a broad spectrum of compositions, are
deposited on silicon substrates using magnetron co-sputtering. The morphological …