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In-situ scanning electron microscopy study of fracture events during back-end-of-line microbeam bending tests
Author(s) -
Kris Vanstreels,
Ingrid De Wolf,
Houman Zahedmanesh,
H. Bender,
Mario González,
Joseph Lefebvre,
S. Bhowmick
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
applied physics letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.182
H-Index - 442
eISSN - 1077-3118
pISSN - 0003-6951
DOI - 10.1063/1.4902516
Subject(s) - microbeam , materials science , bending , scanning electron microscope , composite material , fracture (geology) , back end of line , in situ , nanoindentation , delamination (geology) , optics , chemistry , physics , organic chemistry , paleontology , subduction , layer (electronics) , biology , tectonics
This paper demonstrates the direct observation of crack initiation, crack propagation, and interfacial delamination events during in-situ microbeam bending tests of FIB milled BEOL structures. The elastic modulus and the critical force of fracture of the BEOL beam samples were compared for beams of different length and width.

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