Title
The influence of surface roughness on elastic nanoindentation measurements
Conference Dates
September 29-October 4, 2019
Abstract
The characterization of mechanical properties of layered thin-film structures is an important issue with respect to the better understanding and for improving the design of microelectronic devices. Due to the small investigated volume and the easy implementation of the measurement procedure, nanoindentation is an appropriate method for determination of the mechanical properties of thin films systems. Chudoba and Schwarzer et al. [1] developed an analytical approach that allows to derive values of Young´s modulus from load-displacement curves measured within the elastic range of interaction. This analytical approach together with nanoindentation using spherical indenter geometries is employed in this study. Preliminary investigations have been conducted on Fused Silica (FS) standard samples with known values of surface roughness and Young’s modulus (E=72 GPa). Different surface roughness values were adjusted by different times of etching the samples with hydrofluoric acid (HF). It could be shown that the roughness has a strong influence on the statistics of the measured load-displacement curves as well as on the derived Young’s modulus values (see Figure 1). Therefore, in the current study the influence of surface roughness shall be investigated in a more detailed way. This is done by applying a model that was developed for contact stiffness measurements using AFM-based methods. The model takes into account the contact stiffness of the indenter tip and the investigated sample as well as the contact stiffness of the multiasperity contact, arising from the roughness of the sample and the indenter. The aim of the study is to combine the analysis approach used for AFM data with the nanoindentation measurements and thereby proof the AFM model on a bigger length scale.
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Recommended Citation
Wieland Heyn, Malgorzata Kopycinska-Müller, André Clausner, Johannes Zechner, and Ehrenfried Zschech, "The influence of surface roughness on elastic nanoindentation measurements" in "Nanomechanical Testing in Materials Research and Development VII", Jon Molina-Aldareguia, IMDEA-Materials Institute, Spain Eds, ECI Symposium Series, (2019). https://dc.engconfintl.org/nanochemtest_vii/25