Synopses & Reviews
This volume provides a critical assessment of the current state-of-the-art in nanomechanics, with particular application to mechanical properties and structural integrity associated with MEMS, NEMS, nanomanufacturing, microelectronics, nanotechnology, biotechnology, and microsystems. It contains articles by leading international experts in these fields. A special workshop summary identifies major gaps in present knowledge, barriers to applications, and critical research areas for rapid development of enabling technologies. This book is an excellent reference book for both academic and industrial researchers working in the fields of nanotechnology, biotechnology, engineering, nanotribology and mechanics, materials science and engineering, computer science, and information technology. It will also be of interest to those pursuing research in NEMS, MEMS, mesomanufacturing, sensors, actuators, controllers, micromotors, and other microsystems in aerospace, defense, and military systems.
Table of Contents
Preface; Summary of Group Discussions; Nano Mechanics/Materials Research, by Ken P.Chong; An ab-initio study of mechanical behavior for (MO) Nanorods, by X. Song, Q. Ge and S. C. Yen; Phase Field Modeling of Solidification and Melting of a Confined Nanoparticle, by J. Slutsker, A. L.Roytburd, G. B. McFadden, and.A.Warren; Friction-Induced Nucleation of Nanocrystals, by S. Guruzu, G. Xu, and H. Liang; Modeling of Carbon Nanotubes and Their Composites, by Chunyu Li and Tsu-Wei Chou; On the Tensile Strength of a Solid Nanowire, by Tze-jer Chuang; Fracture Nucleation in Single-Wall Carbon Nanotubes, by H. Jiang, Y. Huang , P. Zhang and K. C. Hwang; Multiscale Modeling of a Germanium Quantum Dot in Silicon, by V.K. Tewary and D.T. Read; Nanomechanics of Biological Single Crystals, by Joanna Aizenberg; Nano/Micro Fluidic Systems: Design, Characterization, and Biomedical Applications, by Fan-Gang Tseng; Mechanical Characterization of a Single Nanofiber: Experimental Techniques, by E.P.S. Tan and C.T. Lim; Atomistic studies of Flaw Tolerant Nanoscale Structural Links in Biological Materials: Nature's principle of material design, by Markus J. Buehler and Huajian Gao; Towards the Integration of Nano/Micro Devices Using MEMS Technology, by Weileun Fang, Jerwei Hsieh, and Hung-Yi Lin; Atomic Scale Mechanisms of Stress Production in Elastomers, by A.F. Bower and J.H. Weiner; Dynamic Indentation of Polymers Using the Atomic Force Microscope, by H. Y. Hou, N. K. Chang and S. H. Chang; Fabrication and Simulation of Nanostructures on Silicon by Laser Assisted Direct Imprint Technique, by F-B Hsiao, Y-C Lee, C-P Liu, C-H Chuang, C-P Jen, D-B Wang, and C-Y.Lin; Structure and Stress Evolution due to Medium Energy Ion Bombardment of Silicon, by N. Kalyanasundaram, M. C. Moore, J. B. Freund, and H. T. Johnson; Mechanics of Nanostructures, by R. Ruoff and P. Pugno; Residual Stresses in Nano-Film/Substrate Systems, by Sanboh Lee; Nanomechanics of Crack Front Mobility, by Ting Zhu, Ju Li and Sidney Yip; Finite Temperature Coupled Atomistic/Continuum Discrete Dislocation Dynamics Simulation of Nanoindentation, by Behrouz Shiari and Ronald E. Miller; Static Atomistic Simulations of Nanoindentation and Determination of Nanohardness, by Yeau-Ren Jeng and Chung-Ming Tan; Electric Field-Directed Patterning of Molecules on a Solid Surface, by W. Hong and Z. Suo; Dynamics of Dislocations in Thin Colloidal Crystals, by P. Schall, I. Cohen, D. A. Weitz, and F. Spaepen; Mesoscopic Length Scales for Deformed Nanostructures, by W.M. Mook, M.D. Chambers, C.R. Perrey, C.B.Carter, R.E. Miller, W.A. Curtin and W.W. Gerberich; Rough Surface Plasticity and Adhesion across Length Scales, by Yan-Fei Gao and Allan F. Bower; Modeling the Effect of Texture on the Deformation Mechanisms of Nanocrystalline Materials at the Atomistic Scale, by M. J. Catura and T. G. Nieh; Modeling the Tribochemical Aspects of Friction and Gradual Wear of DEC Films, by Feodor M. Borodich, Chad S. Korach, and Leon M. Keer; Subject Index; Author Index.