High temperature measurement of elastic moduli of (0001) gallium nitride

Integrated Ferroelectrics

Volumn 133, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 17-24

  Hicks, M L ^a   Tabeart, J ^a   Edwards, M J ^a   Boulbar, E D L E ^a   Allsopp, D W E ^a   Bowen, C R ^a   Dent, A C E ^a  

^a University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dynamic mechanical thermal analysis; Elastic modulus; Gallium nitride

Indexed keywords

DYNAMIC MECHANICAL THERMAL ANALYSIS; HIGH TEMPERATURE; HIGH TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; IMPACT EXCITATION; MEASUREMENT METHODS; ROOM TEMPERATURE; TESTING SAMPLES;

DYNAMICS; GALLIUM NITRIDE; STIFFNESS; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; THERMOANALYSIS;

ELASTIC MODULI;

EID: 84862103538     PISSN: 10584587     EISSN: 16078489     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10584587.2012.663309     Document Type: Conference Paper

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