Temperature dependent nano indentation of thin polymer films with the scanning force microscope

European Polymer Journal

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 957-964

  Hinz, M ^a   Kleiner, A ^a   Hild, S ^a   Marti, O ^a   Durig U ^b   Gotsmann, B ^b   Drechsler, U ^b   Albrecht, T R ^b   Vettiger, P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

^b IBM RESEARCH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Elevated temperature; Force curves; Glass transition temperature; Nanoindentation; Permanent impression; Polymer; Polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA); Scanning force microscopy (SFM) Atomic force microscopy (AFM); Thin film

Indexed keywords

ANNEALING; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; ELASTIC MODULI; GLASS TRANSITION; GYRATORS; INDENTATION; POLYMETHYL METHACRYLATES; THIN FILMS;

FORCE CURVES; NANOINDENTATION; PERMANENT IMPRESSION; SCANNING FORCE MICROSCOPY (SFM);

POLYMERS;

EID: 1842853935     PISSN: 00143057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2004.01.027     Document Type: Conference Paper

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