Publications of Thomas John Balk

Legros, M.; Kaouache, B.; Gergaud, P.; Thomas, O.; Dehm, G.; Balk, T. J.; Arzt, E.: Pipe-diffusion ripening of Si precipitates in Al-0.5% Cu-1%Si thin films. Philosophical Magazine 85 (30), pp. 3541 - 3552 (2005)

Girgsdies, F.; Ressler, T.; Wild, U.; Wübben, T.; Balk, T. J.; Dehm, G.; Zhou, L.; Günther, S.; Arzt, E.; Imbihl, R. et al.; Schlögl, R.: Strained thin copper films as model catalysts in the materials gap. Catalysis Letters 102 (1-2), pp. 91 - 97 (2005)

Sauter, L. X.; Balk, T. J.; Dehm, G.; Nucci, J.; Arzt, E.: Hillock Formation and Thermal Stresses in Thin Au Films on Si Substrates. Materials Research Society Symposium Proceedings 875, O5.2, pp. 177 - 182 (2005)

Schmidt, T.; Balk, T. J.; Dehm, G.; Arzt, E.: Influence of tantalum and silver interlayers on thermal stress evolution in copper thin films on silicon substrates. Scripta Materialia 50 (6), pp. 733 - 737 (2004)

Dehm, G.; Balk, T. J.; von Blanckenhagen, B.; Gumbsch, P.; Arzt, E.: Dislocation dynamics in sub-micron confinement: recent progress in Cu thin film plasticity. Zeitschrift für Metallkunde/Materials Research and Advanced Techniques 93 (5), pp. 383 - 391 (2002)

Dehm, G.; Wagner, T. A.; Balk, T. J.; Arzt, E.; Inkson, B. J.: Plasticity and interfacial dislocation mechanisms in epitaxial and polycrystalline Al films constrained by substrates. Journal of Materials Science & Technology 18 (2), pp. 113 - 117 (2002)

Wiederhirn, G.; Balk, T. J.; Dehm, G.; Nucci, J. A.; Richter, G.; Arzt, E.: Passivation Effects in Copper Thin Films. 8th International Workshop on Stress-Induced Phenomena in Metallization, Dresden; Germany, September 12, 2005 - September 14, 2005. AIP Conference Proceedings 817, pp. 185 - 191 (2006)

Legros, M.; Dehm, G.; Balk, T. J.: In-Situ TEM Study of Plastic Stress Relaxation Mechanisms and Interface Effects in Metallic Films. In: MRS Proceedings, Vol. 875. 2005 MRS Spring Meeting. (2005)

Dehm, G.; Balk, T. J.; Edongué, H.; Arzt, E.: Small-scale plasticity in thin Cu and Al films. Materials for Advanced Metallization 2003, La Londe Les Maures, France, March 09, 2003 - March 12, 2003. Microelectronic Engineering 70 (2-4), pp. 412 - 424 (2003)

Legros, M.; Dehm, G.; Balk, T. J.; Arzt, E.; Bostrom, J. R. O.; Gergaud, P.; Thomas, O.; Kaouache, B.: Plasticity - related phenomena in metallic films on substrates. In: Materials Research Society Symposium - Proceedings, Vol. 779, pp. 63 - 74. Materials Research Society Symposium W – Multiscale Phenomena in Materials - Experiments and Modeling Related to Mechanical Behavior, San Francisco, CA, USA, April 22, 2003 - April 24, 2003. (2003)

Balk, T. J.; Dehm, G.; Arzt, E.: A New Type of Dislocation Mechanism in Ultrathin Copper Films. In: Materials Research Society Symposium - Proceedings, Vol. 695, pp. 53 - 58. Materials Research Society Symposium L - Thin Films: Stresses and Mechanical Properties IX, Boston, MA, USA, November 26, 2001 - November 30, 2001. (2002)