A set of microstructures for in situ stress measurement is presented, based on a lancet principle having dedicated designs for the amplification of dimensional variation induced by internal stress of the materials. The presented technique has an advantage over the traditional rotating structures and wafer curvature measurements in terms of the simplified readout mechanism. The test structures a...

Morphological instability, particularly dendrite formation, can cause potentially catastrophic failure in rechargeable batteries. Morphological instabilities can lower the quality of electroplated coatings, yet may also be useful in forming porous deposits. Thus, it is important to develop strategies to control these instabilities. Liquid cell electron microscopy allows us to image in real time...

This paper describes the design, simulation and fabrication of an electromagnetic device for generating electrical energy from vibrations. A range of dimensions has been simulated using ANSYS in order to determine natural frequencies and material stresses. A 300μm wide paddle beam gives a natural frequency of 6.4 kHz for the mode of operation and induced stresses at maximum amplitudes are well ...

The mechanical properties of freestanding electroplated Cu films were determined by measuring the deflection of Si-framed, pressurized membranes. The films were deformed under plane-strain conditions. The pressure-deflection data are converted into stress-strain curves by means of simple analytical formulae. The microstructure of the Cu films was characterized using scanning electron microscopy...

A set of test structures for in situ stress measurement is presented. The test structures were realized by means of surface micromachining, adopting photoresist as sacrificial layer and electroplated gold as structural layer. Initially array of buckling type test structures cantilevers, fixedfixed beams, guckel rings and diamond were used to find out critical buckling beam. Later on rotational ...

The aim of this paper is to discuss di erent couplings between di usion, recrystallisation/grain growth, strain/stress, heat transfer and thermo-mechanical behaviour of metallic materials. The understanding of these di erent physical phenomena is needed to predict the long-term life of mechanical parts in components. Some results are presented and further studies are suggested to improve the ev...

A nanostructural hydroxyapatite (HA) coating was deposited to the porous Ti6Al4V acetabular cup implants using a room temperature electrophoretic deposition (EPD) process in order to achieve the improved bonding strength between the implants and cells, fast healing, good corrosion resistance and long-term stability after implantation. The micropores created in the coating will improve the bioac...

Factors leading to size-dependent surface properties of electroplated coatings obtained by induced codeposition iron group metals and tungsten are investigated. The size effect in microhardness described earlier studies the corrosion resistance revealed this work shown stem from a common origin, which is formation oxides. Removing oxides abrasive processing leads higher rate cancels microhardne...

Viscous heating becomes significant in the high speed resin coating process of glass fibers for optical fiber manufacturing. This study focuses on the coating resin flows inside the capillary coating die of optical fiber coating applicator and they are numerically simulated to examine the effects of viscous heating and subsequent temperature increase in coating resin. Resin flows are driven by ...

In this study, an attempt was made to improve the packing density of calcium phosphate (CaP) coating on a magnesium alloy by tailoring the coating solution for enhanced degradation resistance of the alloy for implant applications. An organic solvent, ethanol, was added to the coating solution to decrease the conductivity of the coating solution so that hydrogen bubble formation/bursting reduces...