SYMPOSIA PAPER Published: 01 January 2001
STP10977S

Cross Comparison of Direct Strength Testing Techniques on Polysilicon Films

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Several direct and indirect testing techniques to characterize the strength and distribution in strength of structural thin films have been developed with widely varying results appearing in the literature (roughly 1 to 4 GPa for polysilicon). Much of the variation between authors has been explained in terms of microstructural differences, sample size effects, and release techniques. Five laboratories participated in a cross comparison of direct tensile testing techniques in an effort to study these variations; all samples were fabricated and released simultaneously at Sandia National Labs to eliminate material variations. Sample lengths ranged from 15 to 1000 μm long. All the samples were fabricated with a thickness of 2.5 μm. The distributions in strength are reported along with a tabulation of mean, standard deviation, and Weibull modulus of fracture strength for each lab.

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LaVan, DA
Children's Hospital, Boston, MA
Tsuchiya, T
Toyota Central Research and Development Laboratories, Nagakute, Japan
Coles, G
The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
Knauss, WG
Aeronautical Laboratories, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA
Chasiotis, I
Aeronautical Laboratories, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA
Read, D
National Institute of Standards and Technology, Boulder, CO
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Developed by Committee: E08
Pages: 16–27
DOI: 10.1520/STP10977S
ISBN-EB: 978-0-8031-5458-2
ISBN-13: 978-0-8031-2889-7