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Tensile measurement of single crystal gallium nitride nanowires on MEMS test stages

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Author(s)

J. J. Brown, A. I. Baca, Kristine A. Bertness, D. A. Dikin, R. S. Ruoff, Victor M. Bright

Abstract

This paper reports the first direct tensile tests on nearly defect free, n-type (Si-doped) gallium nitride single crystal nanowires. Here, for the first time, nanowires have been integrated with actuated, active microelectromechanical (MEMS) structures using dielectrophoresis-driven self-assembly and Pt-C clamps created using a gallium focused ion beam. The nanowire modulus of elasticity is measured to be about 200 GPa, and some nanowire specimens demonstrated more than 4% elongation or greater than 6 GPa maximum engineering stress before failure. Failure modes included clamp failure, nanowire c-plane fractures, and insufficient force from the MEMS test actuator.
Citation
Sensors and Actuators A-Physical
Pub Type
Journals

Keywords

Tensile loading, gallium nitride, nanowire, single crystal, mechanical testing, MEMS
Semiconductors, Optoelectronics, Nanotechnology and Nanomaterials

Citation

Brown, J. , Baca, A. , Bertness, K. , Dikin, D. , Ruoff, R. and Bright, V. (2010), Tensile measurement of single crystal gallium nitride nanowires on MEMS test stages, Sensors and Actuators A-Physical (Accessed April 19, 2024)

Created April 17, 2010, Updated October 12, 2021