Nanomechanical properties of molecular organic thin films

Using atomic force microscopy we have studied the nanomechanical response to nanoindentations of surfaces of highly oriented molecular organic thin films (thickness¿1000¿nm). The Young¿s modulus E can be estimated from the elastic deformation using Hertzian mechanics. For the quasi-one-dimensional m...

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Autores: Caro, J., Fraxedas i Calduch, Jordi, Gorostiza Langa, Pablo Ignacio, Sanz Carrasco, Fausto
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2001
País:España
Institución:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)
Repositorio:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunya
OAI Identifier:oai:recercat.cat:2445/25052
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2445/25052
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Pel·lícules fines
Microscòpia de força atòmica
Elasticitat
Nanotecnologia
Cristalls
Thin films
Atomic force microscopy
Elasticity
Nanotechnology
Crystals
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Sumario:Using atomic force microscopy we have studied the nanomechanical response to nanoindentations of surfaces of highly oriented molecular organic thin films (thickness¿1000¿nm). The Young¿s modulus E can be estimated from the elastic deformation using Hertzian mechanics. For the quasi-one-dimensional metal tetrathiafulvalene tetracyanoquinodimethane E~20¿GPa and for the ¿ phase of the p-nitrophenyl nitronyl nitroxide radical E~2GPa. Above a few GPa, the surfaces deform plastically as evidenced by discrete discontinuities in the indentation curves associated to molecular layers being expelled by the penetrating tip.