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Substrate Effects on Yield Point Phenomena in Epitaxial Thin Films

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 February 2011

D. E. Kramer ,
L.-C. Chen ,
C. J. Palmstrøm  and
W. W. Gerberich
D. E. Kramer
Affiliation:
Department. of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455
L.-C. Chen
Affiliation:
Department. of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455
C. J. Palmstrøm
Affiliation:
Department. of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455
W. W. Gerberich
Affiliation:
Department. of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455
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Abstract

The yield point phenomenon observed in nanoindentation of metallic single crystals has been attributed to dislocation nucleation. The event is preceded by elastic reversible indentation followed by a rapid increase of indenter tip displacement. A similar event has been seen in epitaxial Co films on GaAs substrates. As these films are on the order of 10 nm thick, the substrate plays a significant role in dislocation behavior as dislocations are emitted at the nucleation site. Epitaxial Fe films 23 and 100 Å in thickness have been grown on GaAs and GaAs with a Sc0.3Er0.7As interlayer. Nanoindentation experiments have been performed using the Hysitron Triboscope, an add-on device to an atomic force microscope. The influence of film thickness, epitaxial interlayer, and biaxial misfit stress on the yield point behavior in the overlayer will be considered.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 522: Symposium T – Fundamentals of Nanoindentation & Nanotribology , 1998 , 89
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1998

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