This state-of-the-art facility is apt at Nanomechanics- and Nanotribology Characterization of:
• Carbon Nanotube (CNT) Reinforced Composites
• Biomaterials
• Thin Films and Coatings
• Bulk Metallic Glasses
• Soft Biological Materials
Property Evaluation:
a) Nanoscale Mechanical Properties
• Elastic Modulus
• Hardness
• Fracture Toughness
• Fatigue Properties
b) Nanoscale Tribology
• Coefficient of Friction
• Lateral Force
c) Nano DMA and Modulus Mapping
• Nanomechanical Dynamic Modulus Mapping
• Viscoelastic Property Distribution with Different Phases
Equipment:
• Hysitron® TI 900 Triboindenter
• In-situ Scanning Probe Microscope (SPM) Imaging
• Nano DMA
• Modulus mapping module
• Scanning Probe Image Processor (SPIP) software
• Tips: Berkovich 100 nm, Berkovich 40 nm, Conospherical and Fluid Cell