A comparison of different measurement methods of mechanical properties of Al thin films

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Authors

TRUHLÁŘ Michal BURŠÍKOVÁ Vilma SOBOTA Jaroslav KRUML Tomáš

Year of publication 2015
Type Article in Proceedings
Conference NANOCON 2014, 6th International Conference: Conference Proceedings
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Faculty of Science

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Field Solid matter physics and magnetism
Keywords Microcompression; nanoindentation; mechanical properties; Young modulus
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Description The paper compares two different methods for testing of metallic thin films: microcompression test and nanoindentation. Microcompression test is one possibility how to perform mechanical tests on a very small scale. This method requires preparation of a small cylindrical specimen (micropillar) of micrometric size by FIB and execution of a compression test using nanoindenter device equipped with a flat diamond punch. Stressstrain curves of the thin films were obtained from such tests. Nanoindentation tests were then conducted to compare the results on the same films. Two different metal thin films - AlCuW, AlCuSi with thickness 2 mu m and grain size 3.8 mu m in average were prepared by PVD method. In this paper, we announce the results of measurements, a comparison of the results obtained by each method and identify advantages and limitations of the methods.
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