Cracking behavior of xerogel silica films on silicon substrates
Research output: Journal Publications and Reviews (RGC: 21, 22, 62) › 21_Publication in refereed journal › peer-review
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Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 2944-2946 |
Journal / Publication | Applied Physics Letters |
Volume | 73 |
Issue number | 20 |
Publication status | Published - 1998 |
Externally published | Yes |
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Abstract
An analysis of the cracking behavior of sol-gel derived silica, "xerogel," films on silicon substrates is presented. At the onset of film cracking, xerogel films on 〈100〉 Si substrates show a crosshatched crack pattern, while such films on 〈111〉 Si substrates show a random pattern. This is explained by the fact that for an isotropic film the critical film thickness for cracking decreases for increasing substrate compliance. For a 〈100〉 Si wafer, the directions of highest compliance in the plane of the wafer are in the 〈100〉 directions, which lead to cracks in the film parallel to them. A 〈111〉 Si substrate is isotropic in the plane of the wafer and, hence, there is no preferred direction for film cracking. A random pattern is the result. © 1998 American Institute of Physics.
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Cracking behavior of xerogel silica films on silicon substrates. / Chow, L. A.; Xu, Y. H.; Dunn, B. et al.
In: Applied Physics Letters, Vol. 73, No. 20, 1998, p. 2944-2946.Research output: Journal Publications and Reviews (RGC: 21, 22, 62) › 21_Publication in refereed journal › peer-review