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Nanoscratch Behavior of Sputtered Metal Films on PAMAM Dendrimer Monolayers

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 March 2011

Feng-Ting Xu ,
Mike Curry ,
Feng Huang ,
Ping-Ping Ye ,
Andrei Rar ,
Shane C. Street  and
John A. Barnard
Feng-Ting Xu
Affiliation:
Department of Metallurgical and Materials EngineeringThe University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487-0209
Mike Curry
Affiliation:
Department of Chemistry, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487-0209
Feng Huang
Affiliation:
Department of Metallurgical and Materials EngineeringThe University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487-0209
Ping-Ping Ye
Affiliation:
Department of Chemistry, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487-0209
Andrei Rar
Affiliation:
The Center for Materials for Information Technology (MINT Center), The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487-0209
Shane C. Street
Affiliation:
Department of Chemistry, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487-0209
John A. Barnard
Affiliation:
Department of Materials Science and EngineeringUniversity of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15261
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Abstract

Striking differences have been observed in the deformation modes associated with 2mN constant load nanoscratch events on ultrathin Cr layers deposited on SiOx with and without a dendrimer interlayer. In the absence of the dendrimer distinct ridge formation along the wear track indicative of plowing and wedge formation are observed. By contrast, dendrimer monolayer-mediated films exhibit ridgeless scratches apparently formed in a nearly pure cutting mode. In addition, the width of the scratch trench in the sample without dendrimer is larger than the one with dendrimer.

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Research Article
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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 710: Symposia DD – Polymer Interfaces and Thin Films , 2001 , DD14.4.1
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2002

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