Profiling of the Mechanical Properties of Ultralow-k Films Using Nanoindentation Techniques

2011 ◽  
Vol 1297 ◽  
Author(s):  
Holm Geisler ◽  
Ulrich Mayer ◽  
Matthias U. Lehr ◽  
Petra Hofmann ◽  
Hans-Juergen Engelmann
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Cross Sections ◽  
Light Absorption ◽  
Uv Light ◽  
Lower Surface ◽  
Rear Side ◽  
Plastic Properties ◽  
Dynamic Mechanical ◽  
Reduced Modulus ◽  
Good Agreement

ABSTRACTSeveral nanoindentation techniques were applied to the surface, the reverse side and cross-sections of PECVD ultralow-k (ULK) film stacks to characterize their elasto-plastic properties quantitatively. Results showed good agreement of the reduced modulus (Er) values measured from above and on cross-sections, respectively. Er decreased by 10-22% from the upper to the lower surface of the films. This gradient suggests that UV light absorption inside the film leads to slightly reduced curing at the rear side of the films compared to the surface of the ULK layers. Both quasi-static nanoindentation and dynamic mechanical mapping showed this trend. It is demonstrated that quantitative mechanical mapping can be performed with a lateral resolution ≤ 100nm. Slight local variations of Er were detected on ULK/SiCxNy films stacked on top of Cu-low-k interconnect structures.

scholarly journals Bicomponent Carbon Fibre within Woven Fabric for Protective Clothing

Polymers ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (12) ◽  
pp. 2824
Author(s):  
Stana Kovačević ◽  
Snježana Brnada ◽  
Ivana Schwarz ◽  
Ana Kiš
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Cross Sections ◽  
Physical And Mechanical Properties ◽  
Fibre Surface ◽  
Lower Surface ◽  
Cyclic Stress ◽  
Woven Fabrics ◽  
Woven Fabric ◽  
Back Side ◽  
Cyclic Stresses

For the purpose of this research, six types of woven fabrics with different proportions of bicomponent carbon fibres (CF), differently distributed in the fabric, were woven and tested. Fibre composition in the core and sheath was determined with X-ray spectroscopy (EDS). Two types of bicomponent CF were selected which are characterised by different proportions of carbon and other polymers in the fibre core and sheath and different cross-sections of the fibres formed during chemical spinning. Physical-mechanical properties were investigated, as well as deformations of fabrics after 10,000, 20,000 and 30,000 cycles under biaxial cyclic stress on a patented device. Tests of the surface and vertical electrostatic resistance from fabric front to back side and from the back side to the fabric front were conducted. According to the obtained results and statistical analyses, it was concluded that the proportion of CF affects the fabric’s physical and mechanical properties, the electrostatic resistance as well as the deformations caused by biaxial cyclic stresses. A higher proportion of CF in the fabric and a higher proportion of carbon on the fibre surface, gave lower electrostatic resistance, i.e., better conductivity, especially when CFs are woven in the warp and weft direction. The higher presence of CF on the front of the fabric, as a consequence of the weave, resulted in a lower surface electrostatic resistance.

Nanomechanical behaviour of ZrO2 dispersed sisal-based polymeric composites

2021 ◽  
pp. 146442072110160
Author(s):  
Bhabatosh Biswas ◽  
Biplab Hazra ◽  
Nillohit Mukherjee ◽  
Arijit Sinha
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Wear Rate ◽  
Dynamic Mechanical Analysis ◽  
Unsaturated Polyester ◽  
Mechanical Analysis ◽  
Indentation Creep ◽  
Dynamic Mechanical ◽  
Recovery Index ◽  
Nanoindentation Technique ◽  
Reduced Modulus

Alkali-treated sisal fibre-incorporated silanized ZrO2 dispersed unsaturated polyester composites were fabricated with a filler loading of 5, 15, 25, 35, 45 wt%, respectively. The mechanical characterization of the composites was suitably executed at the sub-micron scale using the nanoindentation technique. Various mechanical properties were derived from the standard nanoindentation measurements namely, nanohardness, reduced modulus, recovery index, residual depth, wear rate and indentation creep, respectively. A marked improvement in the mechanical properties of the unsaturated polyester matrix due to the incorporation of the fillers (sisal and/or ZrO2) was observed through indentation-derived parameters namely, nanohardness (∼186%), reduced modulus (∼175%), recovery index (∼62%), wear rate (∼63%) and indentation creep (∼33%), respectively. A simulated dynamic mechanical analysis was performed using the sinus mode of the nanoindentation technique. A similar enhancement in the dynamic mechanical properties of the matrix was further observed through dynamic mechanical analysis as storage modulus (∼71%), loss modulus (∼60%), loss factor (∼150%) and specific damping coefficient (∼200%), respectively.

Polyurethanes based on hydroxylated rapeseed oil: thermal and dynamic mechanical properties

2015 ◽  
Vol 37 (2) ◽  
pp. 162-167
Author(s):  
V.A. Vilensky ◽  
◽  
L.V. Kobrina ◽  
S.V. Riabov ◽  
Y.Y. Kercha ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Rapeseed Oil ◽  
Dynamic Mechanical Properties ◽  
Dynamic Mechanical

Ultrastrong, Free-Standing and Large Nanofilms of Pyrenearamid

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amalia Rapakousiou ◽  
Alejandro López-moreno ◽  
Belén Nieto-Ortega ◽  
M. Mar Bernal ◽  
Miguel A. Monclús ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Building Block ◽  
Aromatic Polyamide ◽  
Free Standing ◽  
Spatial Confinement ◽  
Polymeric Structure ◽  
Reduced Modulus ◽  
Organizational Arrangement ◽  
Polycyclic Aromatic ◽  
Nanoscale Building Block

We introduce poly(1,6-pyrene terephthalamide) polymer (PPyrTA) as an aromatic polyamide analogue of poly(p-phenylene terephthalamide) (PPTA), also known as Kevlar®. This work shows that the incorporation of polycyclic aromatic pyrene moieties improves drastically the mechanical properties of the polymeric structure, increasing elastic nanoindentation-determined modulus and hardness by factors of 1.9 and 4.3, respectively. Liquid deprotonated dispersions of PPyrTA nanofibers were used as nanoscale building block for producing large-surface, free-standing polymer macroscopic nanofilms. This 2D assembly leads to further significant improvements in reduced modulus and hardness (more than twice) compared to the starting polymer macroscale fibres, due to a better re-organizational arrangement of the PPyrTA nanofibers in the nanofilms, formed under 2D spatial confinement.

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