Co2 laser annealing of Niti (shape memory) thin films for mems applications

A new technique is presented to characterize the shape memory effect in a local area on a micrometer scale, because all traditional techniques, such as differential scanning calorimeter and resistance measurement, are not applicable in a thin film of such a size.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: He, Qiang.
Other Authors: Huang, Weimin
Format: Thesis
Published: 2008
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10356/5786
Description
Summary:A new technique is presented to characterize the shape memory effect in a local area on a micrometer scale, because all traditional techniques, such as differential scanning calorimeter and resistance measurement, are not applicable in a thin film of such a size.