LASER-INDUCED SURFACE ACOUSTIC WAVES FOR THIN FILM CHARACTERIZATION

Knowledge of mechanical properties of thin films is essential for most of their applications. However, their determination can be problematic for very thin films. LAW (Laser-induced acoustic waves) is a combined acousto-optic method capable of measuring films with thickness from few nanometers. It u...

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Main Authors: Radim Kudělka, Lukáš Václavek, Jan Tomáštík, Sabina Malecová, Radim Čtvrtlík
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Published: Czech Technical University in Prague 2020-06-01
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Jan Tomáštík
Sabina Malecová
Radim Čtvrtlík
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description Knowledge of mechanical properties of thin films is essential for most of their applications. However, their determination can be problematic for very thin films. LAW (Laser-induced acoustic waves) is a combined acousto-optic method capable of measuring films with thickness from few nanometers. It utilizes ultrasound surface waves which are excited via short laser pulses and detected by a PVDF foil. Properties such as Young’s modulus, Poisson’s ratio and density of both the film and the substrate as well as film thickness can be explored.Results from the LAW method are successfully compared with nanoindentation for Young’s modulus evaluation and with optical method for film thickness evaluation and also with literature data. Application of LAW for anisotropy mapping of materials with cubic crystallographic lattice is also demonstrated.
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spelling doaj-art-28a879ba4f124de78bbffd7a15ea9d4a2025-08-20T03:33:20ZengCzech Technical University in PragueActa Polytechnica CTU Proceedings2336-53822020-06-01270576110.14311/APP.2020.27.00575216LASER-INDUCED SURFACE ACOUSTIC WAVES FOR THIN FILM CHARACTERIZATIONRadim Kudělka0Lukáš Václavek1Jan Tomáštík2Sabina Malecová3Radim Čtvrtlík4Joint Laboratory of Optics, Palacky University Olomouc, 17. Listopadu 50a, 772 07, Olomouc, Czech RepublicJoint Laboratory of Optics, Palacky University Olomouc, 17. Listopadu 50a, 772 07, Olomouc, Czech RepublicInstitute of Physics of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Joint Laboratory of Optics of Palacky University and Institute of Physics AS CR, 17. Listopadu 12, CZ-771 46, Olomouc, Czech RepublicJoint Laboratory of Optics, Palacky University Olomouc, 17. Listopadu 50a, 772 07, Olomouc, Czech RepublicRegional Centre of Advanced Technologies and Materials, Joint Laboratory of Optics of Palacky University and Institute of Physics of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Faculty of Science, Palacky University, 17. Listopadu 12, 77146 Olomouc, Czech RepublicKnowledge of mechanical properties of thin films is essential for most of their applications. However, their determination can be problematic for very thin films. LAW (Laser-induced acoustic waves) is a combined acousto-optic method capable of measuring films with thickness from few nanometers. It utilizes ultrasound surface waves which are excited via short laser pulses and detected by a PVDF foil. Properties such as Young’s modulus, Poisson’s ratio and density of both the film and the substrate as well as film thickness can be explored.Results from the LAW method are successfully compared with nanoindentation for Young’s modulus evaluation and with optical method for film thickness evaluation and also with literature data. Application of LAW for anisotropy mapping of materials with cubic crystallographic lattice is also demonstrated.https://ojs.cvut.cz/ojs/index.php/APP/article/view/6686anisotropy, laser-induced surface acoustic waves, nanoindentation, thin films, young’s modulus
spellingShingle Radim Kudělka
Lukáš Václavek
Jan Tomáštík
Sabina Malecová
Radim Čtvrtlík
LASER-INDUCED SURFACE ACOUSTIC WAVES FOR THIN FILM CHARACTERIZATION
Acta Polytechnica CTU Proceedings
anisotropy, laser-induced surface acoustic waves, nanoindentation, thin films, young’s modulus
title LASER-INDUCED SURFACE ACOUSTIC WAVES FOR THIN FILM CHARACTERIZATION
title_full LASER-INDUCED SURFACE ACOUSTIC WAVES FOR THIN FILM CHARACTERIZATION
title_fullStr LASER-INDUCED SURFACE ACOUSTIC WAVES FOR THIN FILM CHARACTERIZATION
title_full_unstemmed LASER-INDUCED SURFACE ACOUSTIC WAVES FOR THIN FILM CHARACTERIZATION
title_short LASER-INDUCED SURFACE ACOUSTIC WAVES FOR THIN FILM CHARACTERIZATION
title_sort laser induced surface acoustic waves for thin film characterization
topic anisotropy, laser-induced surface acoustic waves, nanoindentation, thin films, young’s modulus
url https://ojs.cvut.cz/ojs/index.php/APP/article/view/6686
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