Abstract
The morphological evolution of an axi-symmetrical surface coating subjected to a uniform residual stress and a longitudinal surface-perturbation was analyzed when surface diffusion is the dominant mechanism for atomic migration. The surface stability of the surface coating was controlled by the gradient of chemical potential associated with surface energy and the elastic energy introduced by the residual stress and surface-perturbation. An explicit formula of the dispersion relation was obtained for determining the evolution of the surface-perturbation and critical frequency. The stability of several special geometries was discussed. It was observed that the critical frequency is a linear function of the film thickness for thin film coatings.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 6767-6782 |
Number of pages | 16 |
Journal | International Journal of Solids and Structures |
Volume | 43 |
Issue number | 22-23 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Nov 2006 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:This research is supported by NSF through a grant CMS-0508989 monitored by Dr. Yip-Wah Chung.
Keywords
- Chemical potential
- Dispersion equation
- Morphological evolution
- Surface coating
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Modeling and Simulation
- General Materials Science
- Condensed Matter Physics
- Mechanics of Materials
- Mechanical Engineering
- Applied Mathematics