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Crack propagation and fracture in silicon wafers under thermal stress (2013)
Journal Article
Danilewsky, A., Wittge, J., Kiefl, K., Allen, D., McNally, P., Garagorri, J., …Tanner, B. (2013). Crack propagation and fracture in silicon wafers under thermal stress. Journal of Applied Crystallography, 46(4), 849-855. https://doi.org/10.1107/s0021889813003695

The behaviour of microcracks in silicon during thermal annealing has been studied using in situ X-ray diffraction imaging. Initial cracks are produced with an indenter at the edge of a conventional Si wafer, which was heated under temperature gradien... Read More about Crack propagation and fracture in silicon wafers under thermal stress.