Nanospot welding and contact evolution during cycling of a model microswitch

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 101, Issue 12, 2007, Pages

  Doelling, Christopher M ^a   Kyle Vanderlick, T ^a   Song, Jun ^a   Srolovitz, David ^b  

^a Princeton University   (United States)

^b YESHIVA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MICROELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES; MICROSCOPES; NETWORKS (CIRCUITS); PROTECTIVE COATINGS; SELF ASSEMBLED MONOLAYERS; WELDING;

CONTACT EVOLUTION; INTERFACIAL FORCE MICROSCOPE; METALLIC CONTACT; NANOSPOT WELDING;

ELECTRIC SWITCHES;

EID: 34547259641     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2747229     Document Type: Article

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