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Non-Contact Real-Time Evaluation of Polyimide Thin Film Thermoelastic Properties Through Impulsive Stimulated Thermal Scattering

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 February 2011

J. A. Rogers
Affiliation:
Chemistry Department, M.I.T., 77 Mass. Ave., Cambridge MA 02139
A. R. Duggal
Affiliation:
GE Research Laboratories, Schenectady N.Y.
K. A. Nelson
Affiliation:
Chemistry Department, M.I.T., 77 Mass. Ave., Cambridge MA 02139
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Abstract

We demonstrate a new purely optical based method for the excitation and detection of acoustic and thermal disturbances in thin films. This technique is applied to the determination of the viscoelastic properties of unsupported and silicon supported polyimide thin (∼1 micron) films. We show how this technique can be used to detect film delaminations and suggest how it may be used to probe film-substrate adhesion quality.

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Research Article
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1993

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