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A parameter study of separation modes of adhering microcontacts (with Yan Du, Nicol E. McGruer, and Izhak Etsion), Center for High-Rate Nanomanufacturing Publications (2008)

A finite element model was developed to study adhesion of elastic-plastic microcontacts in a previous...

 

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Separation modes in microcontacts identified by the rate dependence of the pull-off force (with L. Chen, N. E. McGruer, and Y. Du), Center for High-Rate Nanomanufacturing Publications (2008)

We report the observation of two distinct modes of rate-dependent behavior during contact cycling tests....

 

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Contact resistance study of noble metals and alloy films using a scanning probe microscope test station (with L. Chen, H. Lee, Z. J. Guo, N. E. McGruer, K. W. Gilbert, S. Mall, and K. D. Leedy), Center for High-Rate Nanomanufacturing Publications (2007)

The proper selection of electrical contact materials is one of the critical steps in designing...