Growth and Characterization of Rare-Earth Silicide Nanowires and Nanostructures

Self-assembled nanowires are potential structures for interconnects in nanoscale electronic applications. In this study, GdSi2, DySi2, and ScDy2 nanostructures are being grown on Si(100) substrates by evaporation/self assembly. Bulk coverages ranging from 0.3 to 3.0 monolayers of silicide result in a variety of morphologies and crystal structures. Large aspect ratio nanowires grow have been found to grow in <110>Si directions. Larger rectangular 3-D islands are also observed. The relationships between substrates, growth conditions, and nanostructure morphology and crystal structure are being characterized using scanning tunneling microscopy and advanced transmission electron microscopy techniques including HRTEM, convergent beam electron diffraction, and EELS.

Imaging of Dislocations in Bulk SEM Samples

The deformation and fracture behavior of materials is being studied by examining near surface dislocations in bulk SEM samples using electron channeling contrast imaging (ECCI). This novel approach facilitates in-situ deformation studies under well defined stress states, while avoiding the complications associated with TEM thin films. Currently, dislocation are being imaged in intermetallic alloy in an effort to optimize deformation behavior. Dislocations processes at both crack tips and at grain boundaries are being studied.

Radiation Effects on the Structure and Electronic Properties of Carbon Nanotubes

Traditional Si based electrons are susceptible to rapid degradation in space radiation environments, limiting their application in satellite and space exploration systems. Currently, carbon nanotubes are being developed for nanoscale electronic circuits. In this program, we are studying the stability of carbon nanotubes and nanotubes/metal contacts when exposed to high energy radiation. These structures are being irradiated with high energy (12,000 MeV) 86Kr ions, which simulate space radiation environments, in the National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory at Michigan State University. The irradiated structures are being characterized using high resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM) and electron energy loss spectroscopy (EELS) in order to determine the structural and electronic degradation as a function of exposure.

Reviewed Journal Publications

Galusek, D.; Klement, R.; Sedlacek, J.; Balog, M.; Fasel, C.; Zhang, J.; Crimp, M.A.; Riedel, "Al2O3-SiC Composite Prepared by Infiltration of Pre-Sintered Alumina with a Poly(allyl) carbosilane" J. Europ. Ceram, Soc., 31 1-2 (2011), 11-119.

Bieler, T.R.; Crimp,M.; Eisenlohr, P.; Wenjun, L.; Wang,L.; Barabash,Y.Yang; Ice,G."Experimental characterization and crystal plasticity modeling of heterogeneous deformation in polycrystalline α- Ti," Metall Mater. Trans A., (2011).

Galusek, D.; Klement, R.; Sedláček, J.; Balog,M.; Fasel, C.; Zhang, J.; Crimp, M.A.; Riedel, R.;"Al2O3-SiC Composites Prepared by Infiltration of Pre-Sintered Alumina with a Poly(allyl)carbosilane", J. Europ. Ceram. Soc., 31 1-2, 11-119, (2011).

Yang, Y.; Wang, L.; Bieler, T.R.; Eisenlohr, P.; Crimp, M.A., " Quantitative AFM Characterization and Crystal Plasticity Finite Element Modeling of Heterogenous Deformation in Commercial Purity Titatnium," Met. and mat. Trans, 42 (2011) pp. 626-635.

Yang, Y.; Wang, L.; Zambaldi, C.; Eisenlohgr, P.; Barabash, R.; Liu, W.; Stoudt, M.R.; Crimp, M.A., Bieler, T.R., " Experimental Characterization and Crystal Plasticity Finite Element Modeling of Heterogenous Deformation in Commerical Purity Titanium", JOM, 63 (9) (2011) pp. 66-73.

Ye, G.; Crimp, M.A.; Nogami, J., " Phase Transformation in Self-Assembled Gd Silicide Nanostructures on Si(001)", J. Mat. Res., 26(2011) pp. 2276-2281.

Wang, L.; Barabash, R.; Yang, Y.; Bieler, T.; Crimp, M.; Liu, W.; Ice, G., "Experimental Characterization and Crystal Plasticity Modeling of Hetergenous Deformation in Polycrystaline alpha-Ti," Met. and Mat. Trans, 42 (2011) pp. 626-635.

Sharma, A.; Theodoropoulou, N.; Loloee, R.; Pratt, W.P.; Bass, J.; Zhang, J.M.; Crimp, M.A.; Cullen, D.A.; Smith, D.J.; Liu, K.; Wang, S.; Xia, K., "Conduction Electron Scattering and Spin-Flippinf at Sputtered Al/Cu Interfaces", J. Appl. Phys., 109 (2011) 053903 (9-pages).

Wang, L.; Eisenlohr, P.; Yang, Y.; Bieler, T.R.; Crimp, M.A. "Nucleation of paired twins at grain boundaries in titanium," Scripta Materialia 63(8), 827-830, (2010).

Wang, L.; Yang, Y.; Eisenlohr, P.; Bieler, T.R.; Crimp, M.A.; Mason, D.E. "Twin nucleation by slip transfer across grain boundaries in CP titanium," Metall. Mater. Trans. 41A(2) 421-30, (2010).

Jacobs, B.; McElroy, K.; Al-Duhaileb, R.; Crimp, M.A.; Ayres, V.; Stallcup, R.; A. Hartman, and M.A. Tupta, "Cross-Section High Resolution Transmission Electron Microscopy and Nanoprobe Investigations of Gallium Nitride Nanowires", Int. J. NanoManufact, 6 1-4,264-278, (2010).

Balog, M.; Kováč, J.; Šatka, A.; Haško,D.; Vávra,O.; Vávra, I.; Rusnák, J.; Tatarko, M.; Lenčéš, Z.; Zhang, J.; Crimp, M.A. "Electrically Conductive Grain Boundaries of SiC-based Composites SiC Based Cermets with Electrically Conductive Grain Boundaries", Materials Characterization, 61 , 420-426, (2010).

Bieler, T.R.; Crimp, M.A.; Yang, Y.; Wang, L.; Eisenlohr, P.; Mason,D.E.; Liu,W.; Ice, G.E. "Strain Heterogeneity and Damage Nucleation at Grain Boundaries During Monotonic Deformation in Commercial Purity Titanium," JOM 61(12), 45-52, Dec (2009).

Bieler, T.R.; Eisenlohr, P.; Roters, F.; Kumar, D.; Mason, D.E; Crimp, M.A.; Raabe, D. "The Role of Heterogeneous Deformation on Damage Nucleation at Grain Boundaries in Single Phase Metals," International Journal of Plasticity 25(9)," 1655-1683, (2009).

Vedre, A.; Pathak, D.R.; Crimp, M.A.; Lum, C.; Koochesfahani, M.; Martin, C.J.; Abela, G.S. "Physical Triggers of Cholesterol Crystallization That Can Cause Plaque Rupture and Thrombosis", Atherosclerosis, 203, 89-96, (2009).

Balog, M.; Vretenár, V.; Vávra, I.; Zhang, J.; Crimp, M.A.; Kubicár, L.; Tatarko, M.; Lenčéš, Z. "Thermo-Physical Properties of SiC -(Nb,Ti)ss - (Nb,Ti)Css Cermets", Int. J. Thermophysics, 30, 1918-1930, (2009).

Ye, G.; Crimp, M.A.; Nogami, J."Self-Assembled Gd Silicide Nanostructures Grown on Si(001)", J. Appl. Phys, 105, p.104304, (2009).

Kumar, D.; Bieler, T.R.; Eisenlohr, P.; Mason, D.E.; Crimp,M.A.; Roters, F.; Raabe, D. "On Predicting Nucleation of Microcracks Due to Slip-Twin Interactions at Grain Boundaries in Duplex γ-TiAl," Journal of Engineering and Materials Technology 130, 021012,(2008).

Jacobs, B.W.; Crimp, M.A.; McElroy, K., Ayres, V.M."Nanopipes in Gallium Nitride Nanowires and Rods", Nano Letters, 8 (12), 4354-4358, (2008).

Jacobs, B.W.; Ayres, V.M.; Crimp, M.A.; McElroy, K. "Internal Structure of Multiphase Zinc-Blende Wurtzite Gallium Nitride Nanowires", Nanotechnology, 19 ,405706, (2008).

Sharma, A.; Theodoropoulou, N.; Haillard, T.; Acharyya, A.;Loloee, R.; Pratt. Jr, W.P; Bass, J.; Zhang, J.; Crimp, M.A. "Current-perpendicular-to- plane (CPP) magnetoresistance of Ferromagnetic (F)/Al interfaces (F = Py, Co, Fe and Co91Fe9) and structural studies of Co/Al and Py/Al", Phys. Rev. B, 77,224-438, (2008).

Zhang, J.; Crimp, M.A.; Cui, Y.; Nogami, J. "Self- assembled Tm Silicide Nanostructures on Si(001) Studied by Scanning Tunneling Microscopy and Transmission Electron Microscopy", J. Appl. Phys., 103, 064308 (1-5), (2008).

Simkin, B.A.; Ng, B.C.; Crimp, M.A.; Bieler, T.R. "Crack Opening Due to Deformation Twin Shear at Grain Boundaries in Near-γ TiAl," Intermetallics 15, 55-60, (2007).

Theodoropoulou, N.; Sharma,A.; Haillard, T.; Loloee, R.; Pratt, Jr., W.P; Bass,J.; Zhang, J.; Crimp, M.A. "Specific Resistance, Scattering Asymmetry, and some Thermal Instability, of Co/Al, Fe/Al, and C091Fe9/Al Interfaces", IEEE Transactions on Magnetics, 43(6), 2860-2862, (2007).

Jacobs, B.W.; Ayres, V.M.; Stallcup, R.E.; Hartman, A.; Tupta, M.A.; Baczewski, A.D.; Crimp,M.A.; Halpern, J.B.; He, M.; Shaw, H.C. "Electron Transport in Zinc-Blende Wurtzite Biphasic Gallium Nitride Nanowires and GaN FETs", Nanotechnology, 18, 475710-475715, (2007).

Speer, K.M.; Neuceck, P.G.; Crimp, M.A.; Burda, C.; Pirouz, P. "Possible Formation Mechanisms for Surface Defects Observed In Hetroepitaxially Grown 3C-SiC", Phys. Stat/. Sol.A, 204 7, 2216- 2221, (2007).

Jacobs, B.W.; Ayres, V.M.; Petkov, M.P.; Halpern, J.B.; He,M-Q.; Baczewski, A.;McElroy,K.; Crimp, M.A.; Zhang, J.; Shaw, H.C."Electron and Structural Characteristics of Zinc-Blende Wurtzite Biphasic Homostructure GaN Nanowires", Nano Letters, 7 5, 1435-1437, (2007).

Fallahi,A.; Kumar,D.; Bieler, T.R.; Crimp, M.A.; Mason, D.E. "The Effect of Grain Boundary Normal on Predicting Microcrack Nucleation using Fracture Initiation Parameters in Duplex TiAl," Materials Science and Engineering A432, 281-91, (2006).

Telang, A.U.; Bieler, T.R.; Crimp,M.A. "Grain Boundary Sliding on near-7, 14, and 22º Special Boundaries During Thermomechanical Cycling in Surface-Mount Lead-Free Solder Joint Specimens." Materials Science and Engineering, A421 (1-2), 22-34, (2006).

Ye, G.; Crimp, M.A.; Nogami, J."Crystallographic Study of Self-Assembled Dysprosium Silicide Nanostructures on Si(001)", Phys. Rev. B, 74 ,033-104, (2006).

Ayres, V/M; Jacobs, B.W.; Englund, M.E.; Carey, E.H.; Crimp, M.A.; Ronningen, R.M.; Zeller, A.F.;Halpern, J.B.; He, M.-Q.; Harris, G.L.; Liu, D.; Shaw, H.C.; Petkov, M.P. "Investigation of Heavy Ion Irradiation of Gallium Nitride Nanowires and Nanocircuits", Diamond and Relat. Mater., 15 , 1117-1123, (2006).

Crimp, M.A. "Scanning Electron Microscopy Imaging of Dislocations in Bulk Materials, Using Electron Channeling Contrast", Microscopy Research and Technique, 69 , 374-381, (2006).

Lan, Y.C.; Crimp, M.A.; Zhang, J.M. "Anisotropic Vapor Phase Growth of Ga2O3 Crystalline Nanobelts", J. Crystal Growth, 290, pp. 585-591, (2006).

Ye, G.; Nogami, J.; Crimp, M.A. "Dysprosium Disilicide Nanostructures on Silicon (001) Studied by Scanning Tunneling Microscopy and Transmission Electron Microscopy", Thin Solid Films, 497, 48-52, (2006).

Bieler, T.R.; Fallahi, A.; Ng, B.C.; Kumar, D. Crimp, M.A.; Zamiri, A.; Pourboghrat, F.; Mason, D."Fracture Initiation/Propagation Parameters for Duplex TiAl Grain Boundaries Based on Twinning, Slip, Crystal Orientation, and Boundary Misorientation", Intermetallics, 13(9), 979-984, (2005).

Lan, Y.C.; Chen, X.L.; Crimp, M.A.; Cao, Y.G. ; Xu, Y.P.; Xu, T.; Lu, K.Q. "Single Crystal Growth of Gallium Nitride in Supercritical Ammonia," Phys. Stat. Sol. C, 2(7), 2066-2069, (2005).

Loloee, R.; Surazhdin, S.; Pratt, Jr., W.P.; Geng, H.; Crimp, M.A. "Magnetic Anisotropy and Structure of Epitaxial Permalloy Films Sputter Deposited on Nb(110)", Appl. Physic. Lett., 84 (13) 2364-2266 (2004).

Song, S.P.; Crimp, M.A.; Ayres, V.M.; Collard, C.; Holloway, J.; Terry, F.; Brake, M. "Formation of Hetro Silicon-Carbon Nanostructures by Growth/Etching", J. Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, 4 (7) 817-823 (2004).

Crimp, M.A.; Hile, J.T.; Bieler, T.R.; Glavicic, M.G. "Dislocation Density Measurements in Commercially Pure Titanium using Electron Channeling Contrast Imaging", in TMS Letters 1(1), 15-16, (2004).

Fallahi, A.; Kumar, D.; Zamiri, A.; Bieler, T.R.; Crimp, M.A.; Pourboghrat, F.; Mason, D.E. "The Effect of Grain Boundary Misorientation, Inclination, Crystal Orientation, and Stress State on Microcrack Initiation in Duplex TiAl Grain Boundaries", TMS Letters 1(5), 101-2, (2004).

Ng, B.C.; Simkin, B.A.; Crimp, M.A.; Bieler, T.R. "The Role of Mechanical Twinning on Microcrack Nucleation and Crack Propagation in a Near-g TiAl Alloy", Intermetallics 12(12), 1317-1323, (2004).

Simkin, B.A.; Crimp, M.A.; Bieler, T.R.; Mason, D.E. "Method to index true orientation of TiAl from SACP patterns," Intermetallics 11(3), 215-23, (2003).

Zeng, L; Crimp, M. A.; Case, E. D. "The Interfacial Microstructure of Joined Single Crystal and Polycrystalline Alumina," Materials Science and Engineering A360, 228-236, (2003).

Simkin, B.A.; Crimp, M.A.; Bieler, T.R. "A Factor to Predict Microcrack Nucleation at Grain Boundaries," Scripta Met. et Mat. 49(2), 149-154, (2003).

Simkin, B.A.; Ng, B.C.; Bieler, T.R.; Crimp, M.A.; Mason, D.E. "Orientation Determination and Defect Analysis in the Near-Cubic Intermetallic-TiAl Using SACP," Intermetallics 11(3), 215-223, (2003).

Books, Chapters, Monographs

Schafrik, R.E.; Crimp, M.A.; Duke, C.B.; Goldstein, A.H.; Holm, E.A.; Khosla, P.D.; Mercer, C.R.; Pollock, S.M.; Ragauskas, A.J.; Rogers,J.A.; Rubenstein, B.; Smith, M.A.; Starkweather, G.K.;Trevor, D.J., "A Path to the Next Generation of U.S. Banknotes: Keeping Them Real",Committee on Technologies to Deter Currency Counterfeiting, Board of Manufacturing and Engineering Design, National Research Council of the National Academies, ISBN 0-309-10578-1. (2007).

Schafrik, R.E.; Crimp, M.A.; Duke, C.B.; Goldstein, A.H.; Holm, E.A.; Khosla, P.D.; Mercer, C.R.; Pollock, S.M.; Ragauskas, A.J.; Rogers, J.A.; Rubenstein, B.; Smith, M.A.; Starkweather, G.K.; Trevor, D.J. , "Is That Real? Identification and Assessment of the Counterfeiting Threat to U.S. Banknotes", Committee on Technologies to Deter Currency Counterfeiting, Board of Manufacturing and Engineering Design, National Research Council of the National Academies, ISBN 0-309-10124- 7, (2006).

Conference Proceedings

Alduhaileb, R.; Xie, K.; Myers, J.; Ayres, V.; Jacobs, B.; McElroy; Bieler, T.; Crimp, M.; Fan, X. Ronningen, R. ; Zeller, A.; Baumann, T.; HIrata, A., "Responses of Carbon Onions to High Energy Heavy Ion Radiation" MRS Proceedings, Vol. 1298, MRSF10-1298-T07-15 (2011).

Alduhaileb, R.; Xie, K.; Myers, J.; Ayres, V.; Jacobs,B.; McElroy, K.; Bieler, T.; Crimp, M; Fan, X.; Ronningen, R.; Zeller, A.; Baumann, T.; Hirata, A.,"Responses of Carbon Onions to High Energy Heavy Ion Ratiation," MRS Proceedings, Vol 1298, MRSF10-1298-T07-15 (2011).

Alduhaileb,R.; Ayres, V.M; Jacobs, B.W.; Fan, X.; McElroy, K.; Crimp, M.A; Hirata, A.; Horikoshi, M. "Carbon Onion Films-Molecular Interactions of Multi-Layer Fullerenes", Nanotubes and Related Nanostructures-2009, MRS Proceedings, 1204 pp. 1204-K05-70 (2010).

McElroy, K.; Ayres, V.M.; Bieler, T.R. ; Jacobs, B.W.; Crimp, M.A. "Catalyst-Free GaN Nanowire Nucleation", Multifunction at the Nanoscale through Nanowires, MRS Proceedings, 1206E pp. 1206-M11-42, (2010).

Boehlert, C.; Bieler, T.R.; Crimp, M.A.; Li, H.; Seal, J."Characterization and Modeling of Deformation Induced Damage in Titanium Alloys", DOE Mechanical Behavior and Radiation Effects Proceedings Report, 23-26, (2010).

Jacobs, B.W; McElroy, K.; Al-Duhaileb, R.; Crimp, M.A; Ayres, V.M "Cross-Section High Resolution Transmission Electron Microscopy Investigation of Internal Structures of Gallium Nitride", Nanowires, 6th Int. Symp. on Nanomanufacturing, CD-ROM Paper 1.A.1 (2008).

Zhang, J.; Crimp, M.A.; Theodoropoulou, N.; Sharma, A.; Haillard, T.; Loloee, R.; Pratt Jr.,W.P; Bass, J. "HRTEM and EELS Studies of Py/Al and Co/Al Multilayers", MRS Proceedings, 998, pp. 0998-J09-04, (2007).

Speer, K.M.; Spry, D.J.; Trunek, A.J.; Neudeck, P.G.; Crimp, M.A.; Hile, J.T.; Burda, C.; Pirouz, P. "Absence of Dislocation Motion in 3- C-SiC pn Diodes Under Forward Bias", Accepted for Publication in Proc. 2006 European Conf. on Silicon Carbide & Related Materials, C.M. Johnson, N. Wright, and K. Vassilevski eds., Materials Science Forum, TransTech Pub., Zurich, Vol 556-557, pp. 223-226, (2007).

Jacobs, B.W.; Ayres, V.M.; Tupta, M.A.; Stallcup, R.E.; Hartman, A.; Halpern, J.B.; He, M-Q.; Crimp, M.A.; Baczewski, A.D.; Tram, N.V.; Chen, Q.; Fan, Y.; Kumar, S.; Udpa, L. "Electronic Transport Characteristics of Gallium Nitride Nanowire-based Nanocircuits", 6th IEEE Conference on Nanotechnology Proceedings, Vol. 2, pp. 496-499, (2006).

Jacobs, B.W.; Ayres, V. M.; Crimp, M.A.; Ronningen, R. M.; Zeller, A. F.; Shaw, H. C.; Kogut, A. J.; Benavides, J. B.; Petkov, M. P.; Halpern, J. B. "Investigation of Space Radiation Resiliency of Carbon Nanotube and Gallium Nitride Nanocircuits," in Materials for Space Applications; Chipara, M.; Edwards, D.L.; Benson, R.S., Shawn Phillips MRS Proc. 851, 287-292, (2005).

Ng, B.C.; Bieler, T.R.; Crimp, M.A.; Mason, D.E. "Prediction of crack paths based upon detailed microstructure characterization in a near-g TiAl Alloy," TMS MS&T 2004 Symposium on Materials Damage Prognosis; Larsen, J.M; Calcaterra, J.R.; Christodoulou, L.; Dent, M.L.; Hardman, W.J.; Jones, J.W.; Russ, S.M., eds., TMS (The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society), 307-314, (2005).

Jacobs, B.W.; Ayres, V. M.; Crimp, M.A.; Ronningen, R. M.; Zeller, A. F.; Shaw, H. C.; Kogut, A. J.; Benavides, J. B.; Petkov, M. P.; Halpern, J. B. "Investigation of Space Radiation Resiliency of Carbon Nanotube and Gallium Nitride Nanocircuits," in Materials for Space Applications, edited by M. Chipara, D. L. Edwards, R. S. Benson, Shawn Phillips MRS Proc., 851, 287-292, (2005).

Zhang, J.; Ye, G.; Crimp, M.A.; Nogami, J."HRTEM and EELS Studies of GdSi2 Nanostructures Grown by Self-Assembly", MRS Proceedings, 901 E, 0901- Ra22-39, (2005).

Ye, G.; Crimp, M.A.; Nogami, J."Self-Assembled GdSi2 Nanostructures Grown on Si(001) Studied by TEM and STM, MRS Proceedings, 901 E pp. 0901-Ra13-05, (2005).

Ayres, V.M.; Jacobs, B.W; Song, S.P.; Ronningen, R.M.; Zeller, A.F.; Crimp, M.A.; Halpern, J.B.; He, M-Q.; Petkov, M.P.; Liu, D.; Shaw, H.C. "Nanotube, Nanowire and Nanocircuit Behavior in Simulated Space Environments", Photonics for Space Environments X, edited by Edward W. Taylor, Proceedings of SPIE, Vol. 5897 , Article CID No. 589702, pp. 1-14, (2005).

Shaw, H.C.; Liu, D.; Jacobs, B.W.; Ayres, V.M.; Ronningen, R.M.; Zeller, A.F.; Crimp, M.A.; Halpern, J.; He,M-Q; Harris, G.L.; Petkov, M.P. "Performance of Nanomaterials and Actively Running Nanocircuits During Heavy Ion Irradiation," Proceedings of the12th NASA Symposium on VLSI Design, edited by G. Donohoe, Cour d'Alene, ID, p8.2.1-10, (2005).

Shaw, H.C.; Liu, D.; Jacobs, B.W.; Ayres, V.M.; Ronningen, R.M.; Zeller, A.F.; Crimp, M.A.; Halpern, J.; He, M-Q.; Harris , G.L.; Petkov, M.P."Performance of Nanomaterials and Actively Running Nanocircuits During Heavy Ion Irradiation", Proceedings of the12th NASA Symposium on VLSI Design, edited by G. Donohoe, (published by NASA on CD-ROM), (2005).

Ng, B.C.; Crimp, M.A; Bieler, T.R.; Mason, D.E. "Studies of twin activity at crack tips in near-gamma TiAl using electron channeling contrast imaging", Gamma Titanium Aluminides 2003, ed. Y.W. Kim, H. Clemens, and A.H. Rosenberger, TMS, Warrendale, PA, 503-508, 2004.

Crimp, M.A.; Ng, B.C.; Simkin, B.A.; Bieler, T.R. "Microcrack Nucleation and Crack Propagation in g TiAl," Defect Properties and Related Phenomena in Intermetallic Alloys, E.P. George, M.J. Mills, H. Inui, and G. Eggeler eds, MRS Proceedings 753, 143-148, (2003).

Crimp, M.A.; Simkin, B.A.; Ng, B.C.; Mason, D.E.; Bieler, T.R. "Microscale Characterization of Deformation Defects in Bulk Intermetallic Alloys using Electron Channeling Contrast Imaging," Proc. THERMAC 2003

Crimp, M.A. "Examination of Deformation Defects in Bulk Crystals using Electron Channeling Contrast Imaging," Electron Microscopy: Its Role in Materials Science, J.R. Weertman, K.T. Faber, M.E. Fine, P.E. Liaw, and B. Mori eds., TMS Proceedings, Warrendale PA, 3-11, (2003).

Crimp, M.A. "Study of the Micromechansims of Plasticity and Fracture in Bulk Metallic Samples using Electron Channeling Contrast Imaging," Proceedings of the Naval Steels Principal Officers Meeting, (published by the ONR on CD-ROM),(2003).

Song, S.P.; Jacobs, B.; Ayres, V.M. Crimp, M.A., Ronningen, R.; Zeller, A.; Shaw, H.; Benevides, J.J.; Liebforth M.; Plante, J. "Fundamental Space Radiation Interactions in New Nanoscale Materials," IEEE Conference Record of the 30th International Conference on Plasma Science, June 2-5, Jeju, Korea, p. 266, (2003).

Crimp, M.A.; Bieler, T.R.; Mason, D.E.; Simkin, B.A.; Ng,B.C. "Deformation transfer at Gamma-Gamma Boundaries in TiAl: Experimental Characterization and Modeling," Proceedings of the US-Korea Workshop on Advances in Metallic Structural Materials, (published by the AFOSR on CD-ROM), (2003).

Bieler, T.R.; Crimp, M.A.; Mason, D.E. "Mesoscopic Measurement and Modeling of Slip Transfer Across Boundaries in Anisotropic Metallic Systems," Proceedings of the 2003 AFOSR Contractors Meeting on Metals, (Published by the AFOSR in CD-ROM), (2003).

Other Works

Bieler, T.R.; Ng, B.C.; Telang, A.U.; Crimp, M.A. "Application of OIM to Study Heterogeneous Deformation in the Vicinity of Grain Boundaries," A Collection of OIM Applications, S. I. Wright ed. EDAX Inc., 73-78, (2005).

Crimp, M.A.; Pratt, Jr., W.P.; Bass, J. "Growth and Characterization of Epitaxial Thin Films for Magneto Resistance Multilayers", 2003 CFMR Annual Review, 22-26 (2004).

Bieler, T.R.; Crimp, M.A.; Mason, D.E. "Mesoscopic Measurement And Meodeling of Slip Stransfer Across Boundaries in Anisotropic Metallic Systems", AFRL No. F49620-01-1-0116, , Final report, Dec. 2004.

Nogami, J.; Birge, N.O.; Crimp, M.; Mahanti, S.D.; Hoagn, T.; Katkov, M.V.; Liu, B.Z.; Ohbuchi, C.; Ye, G. "Transport in Self-Assembled Nanostructures," CFMR progress reports 2002-2003 (2003).

Bieler, T.R.; Crimp, M.A.; Mason, D.E.; Semiatin, S.L.; Simkin, B.A.; Ng, B.C. "Use of Crystallography and Electron Microscopy Techniques to Quantify Hetrogeneous Strain and Damage Nucleation Phenomena," Advanced Measurement Methods Web Journal, Society of Engineering Mechanics, Vol. 1 (http://www.sem.org/Afosr/) (2002).