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Investigation of a new fracture mechanics specimen for thin film adhesion measurement

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 January 2011

Maarten P. de Boer ,
Michael Kriese  and
William W. Gerberich
Maarten P. de Boer
Affiliation:
Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455
Michael Kriese
Affiliation:
Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455
William W. Gerberich
Affiliation:
Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455
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Abstract

We have investigated mechanical probing of a precracked fine line structure as a new type of thin film fracture mechanics specimen. An idealized mechanics analysis is first presented. Experimentally, two types of precracks are formed. A thin carbon layer to which other layers weakly adhere creates a “processed precrack” by integrated circuit processing techniques. An “indented processed precrack” is formed by precision alignment of a sharp microwedge. The processed precrack is found to reduce the critical tangential load by 50% from a non-precracked line, while the indented processed precrack lowers the load by 200%. From this, a reasonable value of adhesion may be directly calculated. Crack path behavior is observed to depend on strength of the interface. In the case of a weak interface, the crack remains in the interface as it extends. For a strong interface, it kinks into the substrate if the crack is initially short, but remains in the interface if it is initially long. Given the experimental evidence, the mechanics are slightly modified to quantitatively model the experimental data.

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Journal of Materials Research , Volume 12 , Issue 10 , October 1997 , pp. 2673 - 2685
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1997

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