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In-Situ Mechanical Characterization of a Freestanding 100 Nanometer Thick Aluminum Film in SEM Using MEMS Sensors

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 March 2011

Aman Haque  and
Taher Saif
Aman Haque
Affiliation:
Dept. of M&IE, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign 140 MEB, 1206 W. Green St., Urbana, IL 61801
Taher Saif
Affiliation:
Dept. of M&IE, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign 140 MEB, 1206 W. Green St., Urbana, IL 61801
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Abstract

We present the uniaxial stress-strain response of a freestanding 100 nanometer thick 99.99% pure sputtered Aluminum film with grain size about 60 nanometers, tested in-situ inside a SEM chamber. The specimen is cofabricated with MEMS force and displacement sensors to minimize the experimental setup size, allowing both quantitative and in-situ tests to be performed in SEM and TEM chambers. The experimental results strongly suggest that at this size scale, a) Elastic modulus remains same as the bulk Aluminum, b) Yielding starts at about 625 MPa, and c) Strain hardening effect is absent, which indirectly suggests the deformation at this size scale is not dislocation mechanism based.

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Research Article
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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 695: Symposium L – Thin Films: Stresses and Mechanical Properties IX , 2001 , L8.7.1
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2002

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