The microscopic mechanical characteristics of ultranano-crystalline diamond films which were prepared in four different atmospheres were investigated for the applications in microelectron-mechanical system(MEMS).The...The microscopic mechanical characteristics of ultranano-crystalline diamond films which were prepared in four different atmospheres were investigated for the applications in microelectron-mechanical system(MEMS).The loading-unloading curves and the change of modulus and hardness of samples along with depth were achieved through nanoindenter.The results show that the films which are made in atmosphere without Ar have the highest recovery of elasticity,hardness(72.9 GPa) and elastic modulus(693.7 GPa) among the samples.Meanwhile,samples fabricated at a low Ar content have higher hardness and modulus.All the results above demonstrate that atmosphere without Ar or low Ar content leads to better mechanical properties of nanodiamond films that are the candidates for applications in MEMS.展开更多
基金Projects(51301211,21271188)supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of ChinaProject(2010A0302013)supported by the Foundation of China Academy of Engineering Physics+3 种基金Project(ZZ13005)supported by the Foundation of Laboratory of Ultra Precision Manufacturing Technology of China Academy of Engineering PhysicsProject(2012M521541)supported by the China Postdoctoral Science FoundationProject(20110933K)supported by the State Key Laboratory of Powder Metallurgy,ChinaProject(CSU2013016)support by and the Open-End Fund for Valuable and Precision instruments of Central South University,China
文摘The microscopic mechanical characteristics of ultranano-crystalline diamond films which were prepared in four different atmospheres were investigated for the applications in microelectron-mechanical system(MEMS).The loading-unloading curves and the change of modulus and hardness of samples along with depth were achieved through nanoindenter.The results show that the films which are made in atmosphere without Ar have the highest recovery of elasticity,hardness(72.9 GPa) and elastic modulus(693.7 GPa) among the samples.Meanwhile,samples fabricated at a low Ar content have higher hardness and modulus.All the results above demonstrate that atmosphere without Ar or low Ar content leads to better mechanical properties of nanodiamond films that are the candidates for applications in MEMS.