Applications

Materials Science, Life Sciences, and Geological Sciences

Contact

Haiping Sun

Location

Room G030

Acknowledgments

Publications, presentations, and posters resulting from work on this instrument should state: “The authors acknowledge the financial support of the University of Michigan College of Engineering and technical support from the Michigan Center for Materials Characterization.”

Specifications

• Available Testing Modes
  • Quasistatic nanoindentation
    • Measure Young’s modulus, hardness, fracture toughness and other mechanical properties via nanoindentation.
      • Duel Head Load range: from ≤30 nN to 10 N
  • 2D Scratch testing
    • Quantify scratch resistance, critical delamination forces, and friction coefficients with simultaneous normal and lateral force and displacement monitoring.
  • nanoDMA®
    • Investigate time-dependent properties of materials using a dynamic testing technique designed specifically for polymers and biomaterials.
  • Modulus Mapping™
    • Obtain quantitative maps of the storage and loss stiffness and moduli from a single SPM scan.
  • nanoECR®
    • Conductive nanoindentation system capable of providing simultaneous in-situ electrical and mechanical measurements for investigating material deformation and stress induced transformation behavior.
  • In-situ SPM Imaging with Closed-Loop Scanner
    • Scan range (100 μm × 100 μm × 15 μm
    • Positioning Resolution: +/-10 nm
    • Imaging Contact force < 70nN
  • MEMS-based xProbe
    • Provide quantitative nanomechanical measurement of thin films, soft materials, surface interaction forces and low contact force SPM imaging, with high seysensitivity at small scale.
• Standard Transducers
  • DMA
    • Load <10mN; Displacement <5um
    • Dynamic Force Amplitude <5mN
    • Dynamic Displacement Amplitude < 2.5um
    • Frequency: 0.1Hz to 300Hz
    • Data Acquisition Rate: <38kHz
  • ECR
    • Load <10mN; Displacement <5um
  • 2D
    • Quasistatic indentation: Load <10mN; Displacement <5um
    • nanoScratch test: Load <2mN; Displacement< 15um
  • Load
    • Resolution: <1 nN
    • Noise Floor: <30 nN
    • Imaging Contact force < 70nN
  • Displacement
    • Resolution: <0.02 nm
    • Noise Floor: <0.2 nm
    • Drift: <0.05 nm/sec
• xProbe
  • Berkovich Probe: Load <1mN; Displacement <500nm
  • Cube Corner Probe: Load <1mN; Displacement <500nm
  • Imaging only Probe
  • Load Noise Floor: <2nN
  • Displacement Noise Floor: <0.020nm
  • Displacement Resolution: <0.006nm
• High Load Transducers
  • Load < 12N; Displacement < 97um
• Probes
  • Berkovitch standard probe for normal indentation
  • Berkovitch fluid cell probe
  • Berkovich Pulsar-Ceramic probe (ECR only)
  • Berkovitch, High Temp, xSol probe
  • HL-Berkovich Probe
  • HL-Conical Probe (50um 60^°)
  • Cube corner probes for sharp indents
  • Conical probes (50um 90^°)(5um 60^°)(1um 90^°)
• Stage Specifications
  • X and Y stages
    • Travel: 250 mm × 150 mm
    • Positioning Resolution: 500 nm
• Heating Stage xSol 600
  • Temperature: <600^°
• Piezoelectric Anti-Vibration System
  • Actively dampens vibrations under 200 Hz
  • Passively dampens those over 200Hz
• Optic Specifications
  • Normal field of view
    • Max: 625 μm × 550 μm
    • Min: 28 μm × 22 μm
  • Magnification
    • Optical: 20X
    • Digital Zoom: 0.5X–11X
    • Effective: 10X–220X

References

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2. Deformation Behavior of Nanoscale Al–Al₂Cu Eutectics Studied by in situ Micropillar Compression, S.J. Wang, D.Y. Xie, J. Wang, A. Misra, Materials Science and Engineering A, 800, 140311, 2021
3. Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Nanoscale Cu/(Ta50Nb25Mo25) Multilayers, L. Jiang, M. Powers, Y. Cui, B.K. Derby, A. Misra, Materials Science and Engineering A, 799, 140200, 2021
4. Mechanical Performance of Co-Deposited Immiscible Cu–Ta Thin Films, E. Raeker, M. Powers, A. Misra, Scientific Reports, 10, 17775, 2020
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10. Design of Bicontinuous Metallic Nanocomposites for High-Strength and Plasticity, Y. Cui, B. Derby, N. Li, A. Misra, Materials Design, 166, 107602, 2019
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13. Mechanical Properties of Individual Phases of ZrB₂-ZrC Eutectic Composite Measured by Nanoindentation, E.J. Cheng,Y. Li, J. Sakamoto, S. Han, H. Sun, J. Noble, H. Katsui, T. Goto, Journal of the European Ceramic Society, 37(13), 4223-4227, 2017
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