Acoustics in New Materials

Abstract

The technical objectives of this research are to determine the physical properties of new materials with emphasis on thin films deposited on substrates. For the most part, experiments will involve the measurement of elastic constants and damping. As derivatives of the free energy with respect to atomic positions, elastic constants are a sensitive probe of the environment in which all physical processes take place within a solid; they are a particularly important probe of phase transitions. For studies of thin films on substrates, these measurements will yield information about how the film and substrate interact and modify behavior.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 2002
Accession Number
ADA425744

Entities

People

  • Julian D. Maynard

Organizations

  • Pennsylvania State University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acoustic Properties
  • Acoustics
  • Carbon Nanotubes
  • Elastic Properties
  • Films
  • Free Energy
  • Fullerenes
  • Materials
  • Materials Science
  • Measurement
  • Mechanical Properties
  • Phase Transformations
  • Physical Properties
  • Physics
  • Resonant Frequency
  • Solid State Physics
  • Thin Films

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Materials Science and Engineering.
  • Thin Film Deposition Science.