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Informationen zum Autor L. Ben Freund is the Henry Ledyard Goddard University Professor in the Division of Engineering at Brown University. Subra Suresh is the Ford Professor of Engineering and Head of the Department of Materials Science and Engineering, and Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Klappentext This graduate textbook provides a comprehensive coverage of the mechanical properties of thin films, with practical examples and homework problems. Zusammenfassung Thin film mechanical behavior and stress presents a technological challenge for materials scientists! physicists and engineers. Describing fundamental concepts with practical case studies! highly illustrated! thorough referencing and containing numerous homework problems! this book will be essential for graduate courses on thin films and the classic reference for researchers. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Introduction and overview; 2. Film stress and substrate curvature; 3. Stress in anisotropic and patterned films; 4. Delamination and fracture; 5. Film buckling, bulging and peeling; 6. Dislocation formation in epitaxial systems; 7. Dislocation interactions and strain relaxation; 8. Equilibrium and stability of surfaces; 9. The role of stress in mass transport.
