Atomic-scale analysis of plastic deformation in thin-film forms of electronic materials

Nanometer-scale-thick films of metals and semiconductor heterostructures are used increasingly in modern technologies, from microelectronics to various areas of nanofabrication. Processing of such ultrathin-film materials generates structural defects, including voids and cracks, and may induce struc...

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Main Author: Kolluri, Kedarnath
Language:ENG
Published: ScholarWorks@UMass Amherst 2009
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Online Access:https://scholarworks.umass.edu/dissertations/AAI3359146