Sample
ID
Material
Thickness
(Å)
Typical
Nanoindentation
Modulus (GPa)a
Symmetry
Surface Wave Results
Young's
Modulus
(GPa)
Poisson's
Ratio(σ)
Compressional Modulus
Out-of-PlaneC33
(GPa)
Compressional
ModulusIn-PlaneC11 (GPa)c
Shear
ModulusC44 (GPa)
1
Coral
10,360
9
Isotropic
6.0
0.198
6.6
6.6
2.5
2
HMS Coral
10,055
15
Isotropic
10.9
0.229
12.6
12.6
4.4
2A
HMS Coral
1,581
Isotropic
11.2
0.205b
12.5
12.5
4.6
2B
HMS Coral
2,637
Isotropic
11.1
0.205b
12.5
12.5
4.6
2C
HMS Coral
5,312
Isotropic
11.1
0.206
12.5
12.5
4.6
2D
HMS Coral
5,313
Isotropic
11.1
0.205
12.5
12.5
4.6
2E
HMS Coral
7,912
Isotropic
11.3
0.202
12.6
12.6
4.7
3
11,792
7.8
Anisotropic
1.8
2.1
6.4
1.1
a Samples 2A­2E were below the thickness capability of the nanoindentation technique.
b Set to the average of samples 2C­2E.
c For samples 1­2E, C11 was equal to C33 because of the isotropic model.
Table I: SAW results for a range of film samples. Measurements were made at the wafer center.