Thermodynamics of Nanostructures and Buried Silicide Interfaces using Scanning Nanocalorimetry

该项目旨在通过使用最近开发的纳米量热技术，研究薄膜和界面中的各种基本材料问题，例如，薄膜生长初始阶段的聚结，限制尺寸的硅化物形成，以及铝纳米结构的尺寸稳定性和回流。本研究旨在探索颗粒/簇/岛大小和表面对材料稳定性和动力学的影响，并揭示纳米尺度下材料行为的新信息。该项目涉及具有高技术相关性的材料科学主题领域的基础研究问题。该研究将为电子/光子材料的重要方面提供基础的材料科学知识。从研究中获得的基本知识和理解有望通过为设计和生产改进的材料和材料组合提供基本的理解和基础，从而有助于提高先进器件和电路的性能和稳定性。该计划的一个重要特点是通过培养学生在一个基础和技术上重要的领域的研究和教育的整合。* * *

9726458 Allen This project aims to investigate a variety of basic materials issues in thin films and at interfaces, e.g., coalescence during initial stages of film growth, silicide formation with restricted dimensions, and dimensional stability and reflow of aluminum nanostructures through the use of a recently developed nanocalorimetry technique. The proposed research seeks new insights into effects of particle/cluster/island size and of surfaces in stability and kinetics of materials, and to reveal new information about behavior of materials at nanometer length scales. %%% The project addresses basic research issues in a topical area of materials science having high technological relevance. The research will contribute basic materials science knowledge at a fundamental level to important aspects of electronic/photonic materials. The fundamental knowledge and understanding gained from the research is expected to contribute to improving the performance and stability of advanced devices and circuits by providing a fundamental understanding and a basis for designing and producing improved materials, and materials combinations. An important feature of the program is the integration of research and education through the training of students in a fundamentally and technologically significant area. ***