Measuring Young's modulus and other material properties of deposited thin films..?

08 August 2015 1 9K Report

Hi all,

Does anyone have idea about measuring Young's Modulus, Poisson ratio and density of deposited/grown thin films? What will be the best method to calculate all these?

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