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Interfaces and stresses in thin films by Spaepen, F

“…A review of the current understanding of the effect of interfaces on the intrinsic stresses in polycrystalline thin films is given. Special attention is paid…”
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Homogeneous flow of metallic glasses: A free volume perspective by Spaepen, Frans

“…The free volume approach to the temperature-dependence of the liquid viscosity, structural relaxation, and deformation-induced softening of the glass is…”
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Suppression of the shear band instability during plastic flow of nanometer-scale confined metallic glasses by Donohue, A., Spaepen, F., Hoagland, R. G., Misra, A.

“…The shear band instability that occurs during plastic deformation of metallic glasses limits the application of these high-strength materials. We show that…”
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Propagation of extended fractures by local nucleation and rapid transverse expansion of crack-front distortion by Cochard, T., Svetlizky, I., Albertini, G., Viesca, R. C., Rubinstein, S. M., Spaepen, F., Yuan, C., Denolle, M., Song, Y-Q., Xiao, L., Weitz, D. A.

“…Fractures are ubiquitous and can lead to the catastrophic material failure of materials. Although fracturing in a two-dimensional plane is well understood, all…”
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Atomic force microscopy measurements of crystal nucleation and growth rates in thin films of amorphous Te alloys by Kalb, J., Spaepen, F., Wuttig, M.

“…Ex situ atomic force microscopy in combination with a high-precision furnace has been employed for a systematic study of crystallization kinetics of sputtered…”
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Calorimetric measurements of structural relaxation and glass transition temperatures in sputtered films of amorphous Te alloys used for phase change recording by Kalb, J.A., Wuttig, M., Spaepen, F.

“…Sputtered amorphous Ge4Sb1Te5, Ge1Sb2Te4, Ge2Sb2Te5, and Ag0.055In0.065Sb0.59Te0.29 thin films were studied by differential scanning calorimetry. Upon…”
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Local shear transformations in deformed and quiescent hard-sphere colloidal glasses by Jensen, K E, Weitz, D A, Spaepen, F

“…We perform a series of deformation experiments on a monodisperse, hard-sphere colloidal glass while simultaneously following the three-dimensional trajectories…”
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A survey of energies in materials science by Spaepen, F.

“…A table is presented that compares energies that govern a variety of phenomena in materials science: thermal, structural and chemical energies; energies…”
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Tensile testing of free-standing Cu, Ag and Al thin films and Ag/Cu multilayers by Huang, Haibo, Spaepen, F

“…Free standing polycrystalline thin films with a strong 〈111〉 texture were tested in uniaxial tension. Studied were electron-beam deposited Ag, Cu and Al films,…”
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Mechanical stresses upon crystallization in phase change materials by Pedersen, T. P. Leervad, Kalb, J., Njoroge, W. K., Wamwangi, D., Wuttig, M., Spaepen, F.

“…Crystallization processes in different Te alloys, employed in phase change materials for optical data storage, have been investigated by in situ mechanical…”
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Note: A three-dimensional calibration device for the confocal microscope by Jensen, K E, Weitz, D A, Spaepen, F

“…Modern confocal microscopes enable high-precision measurement in three dimensions by collecting stacks of 2D (x-y) images that can be assembled digitally into…”
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In situ electron microscopy of the phases of Cu3Si by Wen, C.-Y., Spaepen, F.

“…The transformations between the η and η′ phases of Cu 3 Si were studied by in situ transmission electron microscope (TEM) diffraction analysis and by…”
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A comparison of the strength of multilayers, thin films and nanocrystalline compacts by Spaepen, F., Yu, D.Y.W.

“…A survey of the yield strength and hardness of copper-based materials shows a progressive lowering of the strength with respect to the extrapolation of the…”
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Density of amorphous Si by Custer, J. S., Thompson, Michael O., Jacobson, D. C., Poate, J. M., Roorda, S., Sinke, W. C., Spaepen, F.

“…The density of amorphous Si has been measured. Multiple Si implants, at energies up to 8.0 MeV, were made through a contact mask to produce alternating…”
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Microstructure, indentation and work hardening of Cu/Ag multilayers by Verdier§, M., Huang¶, H., Spaepen, F., Embury, J. D., Kung, H.

“…Instrumented indentation and tensile tests were performed on free standing Cu/Ag multilayer thin films with layer thicknesses in the range 0.85-900 nm. The…”
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Plastic deformation of Pd41Ni10Cu29P20 bulk metallic glass by Heggen, M., Spaepen, F., Feuerbacher, M.

“…Creep experiments were performed on Pd41Ni10Cu29P20 bulk metallic glass at stresses between 30 and 636MPa at a temperature of 550K. Phenomenological activation…”
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Filling the voids in silicon single crystals by precipitation of Cu3Si by Wen, C.-Y., Spaepen, F.

“…This article presents a method to decorate all open volume defects in a silicon single crystal by Cu 3 Si precipitation. Si single crystals are being used for…”
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The magnetic contribution to the driving force for crystal nucleation in undercooled Co-Pd melts by Holland-Moritz, D., Spaepen, F.

“…To account for the dependence of the crystal nucleation temperature in Co-Pd melts over the entire range from 50 to 100 at.% Co it is necessary to incorporate…”
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Calorimetric evidence for the micro-quasicrystalline structure of 'amorphous' Al/transition metal alloys by Chen, L. C, Spaepen, F

“…Differential scanning calorimetric studies of sputtered Al sub 82.6 Mn sub 17.4 and Al sub 82-83 fe sub 17-18 films adjudged "amorphous" on the basis of X-ray…”
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Metallic glasses Must shear bands be hot? by Spaepen, Frans

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