OF DOCTORAL DISSERTATION HELSINKI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNLOGY P.O. BOX 1000, FI-02015 TKK http://www.tkk.fi Author Kirsi Yliniemi Name of the dissertation Different Approaches for Surface Modifications: Formation of Inhibitive Film on Copper Surfaces and Surfaces Functionalised with Ag Nanoparticles Manuscript submitted 28 November 2007 Manuscript revised N/A Date of the defence 28 March 2008 Monog...

Recently, it has been shown that the size quantization of itinerant electrons in an ultra thin metal film plays an important role in the early formation stages and kinetic stabiliy of thin films. This Quantum Size Effect(QSE) also brings about a lot of new interesting physical and chemical properties of thin film. In this paper, I will give a brief introduction to the mechanism of QSE and talk ...

In situ ordering of FePt thin films by sputtering onto Ag/Si and Ag/Mn3Si/Ag/Si templates has been demonstrated. Due to the evolution from island-like to a continuous film structure as a function of Ag thickness, the ordering and orientation of the FePt films both change with Ag thickness. A continuous (002) Ag film results in a greater L10 phase formation with -axis oriented both perpendicular...

Abatrati-An analysis is presented of a binary film with fog formation and a negligible induced velocity (traditionally referred to as “Stefan-Nusselt flow”). The governing equations of energy and diffusion, coupled with the saturation con@on, are solved and analytical correction factors are derived. Subsequently, the “negligible induced velocity” (NIV) fog film model is applied to channel flow,...

The structure and properties of the passive film formed on the surface of AISI 316 stainless steel in aqueous ethanoic acid have been investigated using EIS. Experiments were carried out at 30 oC in different concentrations of ethanoic acid. Effects on the film properties due to the change of electrode potential, exposure durations and addition of chloride ions to the electrolyte were also stud...

We report a crack-free controlled wrinkling method based on a bilayer film system. A liquid UV-curable film is solidified on a uniaxially pre-stretched PDMS elastic sheet by UV-exposure. Subsequently, the sheet is released back to its initial non-stretched state, which results in spontaneous formation of grating wrinkles perpendicular to the stretching direction. An interface of gradient interp...

Homogeneous global wrinkling patterns such as labyrinths, herringbones, ripples and straight stripes can be widely observed in natural and artificial systems, but localized wrinkling patterns (not including buckle-driven delaminations, folds, ridges and creases) are seldom observed in experiments. Here we report on the spontaneous formation of highly ordered wrinkled stripes localized by cracks...