Silicon
A statistical model for material removal prediction in polishing Download »
X.L. Jin, L.C. Zhang, A statistical model for material removal prediction in polishing, Wear, 274–275 (2012) 203–211.
Rate dependent deformation of a silicon nanowire under uniaxial compression: Yielding, buckling and constitutive description Download »
Chi Yan Tang, L.C. Zhang, Kausala Mylvaganam. Rate dependent deformation of a silicon nanowire under uniaxial compression:Yielding, buckling and constitutive description. Computational Materials Science 51 (2012) 117–121
Chemical effect on the material removal rate in the CMP of silicon wafers Download »
YG Wang, LC Zhang, AQ Biddut, Wear, 270 (2011) 312-316.
Nanotwinning in monocrystalline silicon upon nanoscratching Download »
K Mylvaganam and LC Zhang, Scripta Materialia, 65 (2011) 214-216.
Phase changes in mono-crystalline silicon under surface contact stresses
LC Zhang, Phase changes in mono-crystalline silicon under surface contact stresses, 17th Intl Symp on Plasticity & Its Current Applications, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, 3-8 January 2011; in: Macro to Nano-scale Inelastic Deformation & Failure of Materials & Multi-scale Modeling, edited by AS Khan, et al, pp.193-195.
Residual stresses in silicon-on-sapphire thin film systems Download »
A Pramanik and LC Zhang, International Journal of Solids & Structures, 48 (2011) 1290-1300.
Fabrication of layered silicon surfaces without the need of a coating process
LC Zhang, K Mylvaganam, Fabrication of layered silicon surfaces without the need of a coating process, Proceedings of the IUTAM Symposium on Surface Effects in the Mechanics of Nanomaterials and Heterostructures, Beijing, 8-13 August 2010. (in press; accepted 02/03/2010)
Analysis and modeling of the high vacuum scanning spreading resistance microscopy nanocontact on silicon Download »
P Eyben, F Clemente, K Vanstreels, G Pourtois, T Clarysse, E Duriau, T Hantschel, K Sankaran, J Mody, W Vandervorst, K Mylvaganam and LC Zhang, Journal of Vacuum Science Technology B, 28 (2010) 401-406.
Continuum mechanics challenges in multi-scale manufacturing
LC Zhang, Continuum mechanics challenges in multi-scale manufacturing, Proceeding of the 6th Australasian Congress on Applied Mechanics, ACAM 6 12-15 December 2010, Perth, Australia
Dependence of pad performance on its texture in polishing mono-crystalline silicon wafers Download »
LC Zhang, AQ Biddut and YM Ali, International Journal of Mechanical Science, 52 (2010) 657-662.
Mechanical properties of a silicon nano-wire under uni-axial tension and compression Download »
CY Tang, LC Zhang and K Mylvaganam, Journal of Computational and Theoretical Nanoscience, 7 (2010) 2135-2143.
Nanoscratch-induced phase transformation of monocrystalline Si Download »
YQ Wu, H Huang, J Zou, LC Zhang and JM Dell, Scripta Materiallia, 63 (2010) 847-850.
On the chemo-mechanical polishing for nano-scale surface finish of brittle wafers
YG Wang and LC Zhang, Recent Patents on Nanotechology, 4 (2010) 70-77.
Deformation mechanisms at pop-out in monocrystalline silicon under nanoindentation Download »
L Chang and LC Zhang, Acta Materialia, 57 (2009) 2148-2153.
Evolution of the metastable phases in silicon during nanoindentation: mechanism analysis and experimental verification Download »
K Mylvaganam, LC Zhang, P Eyben, J Mody and W Vandervorst, Nanotechnology, 20 (2009) 305705.
Mechanical behavior characterization of silicon and effect of loading rate on pop-in: a nanoindentation study under ultra-low loads Download »
L Chang and LC Zhang, Materials Science and Engineering A, 506 (2009) 125-129.
Damage-free polishing of monocrystalline silicon wafers without chemical additives Download »
A Biddut, LC Zhang, Y Ali and Z Liu, Scripta Materialia, 59 (2008) 1178-1181.
Microstructural changes in silicon caused by indentation and machining
LC Zhang, Chapter 4, in: Semiconductor Machining on the Micro-Nanoscale, edited by JW Yan and J Patten, Research Signpost, India (2008) pp.155-197 (9788178953044)
Nano-characterisation of materials: silicon, copper, carbon nanotubes and diamond thin films
LC Zhang, Chapter 8, in: Handbook of Theoretical and Computational Nanotechnology, Volume 8: Functional Nanomaterials, Nanoparticles, and Polymer Design,edited by M Rieth and W Schommers, American Scientific Publishers, Stevenson Ranch, California, USA (2006) pp. 395-456 (ISBN: 1588830500)
A molecular dynamics analysis of the mechanical effect of water on the deformation of silicon monocrystals subjected to nano-indentation Download »
CY Tang and LC Zhang, Nanotechnology, 16 (2005) 15-20.
Effect of temperature and stress on plastic deformation in monocrystalline silicon induced by scratching Download »
I Zarudi, T Nguyen and LC Zhang,Applied Physics Letters, 86 (2005) 011922-1~011922-4.
The difference of phase distributions in silicon after indentation with Berkovich and spherical indenters Download »
I Zarudi, LC Zhang, WCD Cheong and TX Yu, Acta Materiala, 53 (2005) 4795-4800.
A new constitutive model for the phase transformations in mono-crystalline silicon Download »
T Vodenitcharova and LC Zhang,International Journal of Solids & Structures, 41 (2004) 5411-5424.
Amorphous structures induced in monocrystalline silicon by mechanical loading Download »
I Zarudi, J Zou, W McBride and LC Zhang, Applied Physics Letters, 85 (2004) 932-934.
Atomistic structure of monocrystalline silicon in surface nano-modification Download »
I Zarudi, WCD Cheong, J Zou and LC Zhang, Nanotechnology, 15 (2004) 104-107.
Cyclic microindentations on monocrystalline silicon in air and in water Download »
I Zarudi, LC Zhang and MV Swain, Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science Proc IMechE Part C, 218 (2004) 591-598.
The R8-BC8 phases and crystal growth in monocrystalline silicon under microindentation with a spherical indenter Download »
I Zarudi, LC Zhang, J Zou and T Vodenitcharova, Journal of Materials Research, 19 (2004) 332-337.
A mechanics prediction of the behaviour of mono-crystalline silicon under nano-indentation Download »
T Vodenitcharova and LC Zhang, International Journal of Solids and Structures, 40 (2003) 2989-2998.
Behaviour of monocrystalline silicon under cyclic microindentations with a spherical indenter Download »
I Zarudi, LC Zhang and MV Swain, Applied Physics Letters, 82 (2003) 1027-1029.
Microstructure evolution in monocrystalline silicon in cyclic microindentation Download »
I Zarudi, LC Zhang and MV Swain, Journal of Materials Research, 18 (2003) 758-761.
Microstructure of phases: high resolution characterisation Download »
I Zarudi, J Zou and LC Zhang, Applied Physics Letters, 82 (2003) 874-876.
Mono-crystalline silicon subjected to multi-asperity sliding: nano-wear mechanisms, subsurface damage and effect of asperity interaction Download »
WCD Cheong and LC Zhang, International Journal of Materials and Product Technology, 18 (2003) 398-407.
Residual stress induced atomic scale buckling of diamond carbon coatings on silicon substrate Download »
K Mylvanagam and LC Zhang, Thin Solid Films, 425 (2003) 145-149.
Some essentials of simulating nano-surfacing processes using the molecular dynamics method Download »
WCD Cheong, LC Zhang and H Tanaka, Key Engineering Materials, 196 (2001) 31-42.
Towards a Deeper Understanding of Plastic Deformation in Mono-Crystalline Silicon Download »
LC Zhang, I Zarudi, International Journal of Mechanical Science, 43(9) (2001) 1985-1996.
Effect of repeated nano-indentations on the deformation in monocrystalline silicon Download »
WCD Cheong and LC Zhang, Journal of Materials Science Letters, 19 (2000) 439-442.
Molecular dynamics simulation of phase transformations in silicon monocrystals due to nano-indentation Download »
WCD Cheong and LC Zhang, Nanotechnology, 11 [3] (2000) 173-180.
An understanding of the chemical effect on the nano-wear deformation in mono-crystalline silicon components Download »
LC Zhang and I Zarudi, Wear, 225-229 (1999) 669-677.
On the mechanics and physics in the nano-indentation of silicon mono-crystals Download »
LC Zhang and H Tanaka, JSME International Journal, Series A: Solid Mechanics & Material Engineering, 42 (1999) 546-559.
Structural Changes in Mono-Crystalline Silicon Subjected to Indentation – Experimental Findings Download »
I Zarudi and LC Zhang, Tribology International, 32 (1999) 701-712.
Atomic Scale Deformation in Silicon Monocrystals Induced by Two-Body and Three-Body Contact Sliding Download »
LC Zhang and H Tanaka, Tribology International, 31 (1998) 425-433.
Effect of ultra-precision grinding on the microstructural change in silicon monocrystals Download »
I Zarudi and LC Zhang, Journal of Materials Processing Technology, 84 (1998) 148-158.
Subsurface damage in single-crystal silicon due to grinding and polishing Download »
I Zarudi and LC Zhang, Journal of Materials Science Letters, 15 (1996) 586-587.
The plastic behaviour of silicon subjected to micro-indentation Download »
LC Zhang and M Mahdi, Journal of Material Science 31 (1996) 5671-5676.
