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The Baker Research Group at Cornell
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| Mechanical Properties of Materials
at the Nanoscale: |
| The mechanical properties of materials in small
dimensions can be very different from those of comparable bulk
materials. Our goal is to understand these unique properties
and their origins in the microscopic structure of materials.
We accomplish this by a combination of nanoscale mechanical
testing, detailed examinations of the microscopic structure,
and analytical and computer modelling. The problems that we
solve help people to engineer nanoscale devices and materials
with better reliability and higher performance, as well as to
better understand the behavior of materials in a very fundamental
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A plasma burns in our Ultra High
Vacuum (UHV) film deposition and thermomechanical testing system.
This unique system allows us to deposit films and to conduct
thermomechanical tests on them in a continuous UHV environment
with base pressures in the 10-10 Torr range. This
system is invaluable for our studies of the effects of interface
chemistry on mechanical behavior of thin films. For more information,
press here. |
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