In this work, the thermomechanical behavior of NiTi, NiTiCu, CuAlNi, CuAlNiMn shape
memory alloy (SMA) thin films deposited on Kapton polyimide substrate has been …

Laser annealing of polyimide enhances the characteristics such as actuation and substrate-
to-film adhesion of the NiTi shape memory alloy (SMA) bimorph. This work investigated the …

In this research, nanostructured tantalum nitride (TaN) thin films were deposited on 316L
stainless steel substrates by reactive magnetron sputtering. The effect of nitrogen flow ratio …

This paper presents a theoretical approach to analyze the eccentric bending and buckling of
laminated cantilever beams actuated by embedded pre-stretched SMA wires. Two …

The viability of utilizing electron beam evaporation technique for the development of NiTi
shape memory alloy (SMA) thin films on kapton polyimide (flexible substrate) has been …

Abstract In this work, Shape Memory Alloy (SMA) based flexible mirrors were fabricated
using the E-beam evaporation technique with varying pre-strain on the Kapton polyimide …

The mechanical properties of metallic thin films deposited on a substrate play a crucial role
in the performance of micro/nano-electromechanical systems (MEMS/NEMS) and flexible …

This paper develops a novel and robust semi-analytical model to investigate the bending
response of an SMA composite beam during a loading-unloading cycle based on an …

We propose an alumina-deposited double-layer graphene (2LG) as a transparent, scalable,
and stretchable barrier against moisture; this barrier is indispensable for foldable or …

Uniaxial tensile tests on polyimide-supported thin metal films are performed to respectively
study the macroscopic strain transfer through an interface and the surface curvature …