Thomas E. Buchheit

TL;DR: The nanostructure-specific hierarchy and systematic increase in framework modulus observed, when decreasing the silica framework thickness below 2 nm, provides a new ability to maximize mechanical properties at a given density needed for nanoporous materials integration.

TL;DR: In this paper, the grain-scale elastoplastic deformation behavior of coarse-grained body centered cubic (BCC) tantalum was simulated using a crystal plasticity finite element method (CP-FEM) and compared to experimental measurements of intragranular strain and rotation fields.

TL;DR: In this article, the length scale for polycrystalline LIGA nickel foils produced by electroplating in a sulfamate bath was measured to be ∼5.6 μm for foils between 25 and 175 μm thick.

TL;DR: In this article, the microstructure and mechanical properties of LIGA-fabricated nickel (LIGA Ni), electrodeposited using Watts bath and sulfamate bath chemistries were investigated.

TL;DR: In this article, a series of microscale tensile tests was performed on polysilicon MEMS structures fabricated using Sandia National Laboratories' SUMMiT Vtrade process, and the strength distribution was found to be dependent on the length of the tensile structures, as expected by the Weibull size effect.