Journal of Micro and Nano: Recent submissions
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Pulsed Laser-Based Hybrid Microscribing of Cu and Al in Salt Solution
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2020)The influence of a subnanosecond pulsed laser-based scribing of copper (Cu) and aluminum (Al) in salt solutions (NaCl and KCl) on the formation of microchannels is reported. This technique allows laser scribing along with ... -
In Situ Measurement of Carbon Nanotube Growth Kinetics in a Rapid Thermal Chemical Vapor Deposition Reactor With Multizone Infrared Heating
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2020)Understanding and controlling the growth of vertically aligned carbon nanotube (VACNT) forests by chemical vapor deposition (CVD) is essential for unlocking their potential as candidate materials for next generation energy ... -
Improved Inkjet-Printed Pattern Fidelity: Suppressing Bulges by Segmented and Symmetric Drop Placement
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2020)Inkjet printing is a promising technique for printed micro-electronics due to low cost, customizability and compatibility with large-area, flexible substrates. However, printed line shapes can suffer from bulges at the ... -
An Innovative Laser Metasurface Fabrication Technique for Highly Flexible Optoelectronic Devices
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2020)Flexible optoelectronic devices have attracted considerable attention due to their low weight, portability, and ease of integration with other devices. However, major issues still exist: they are subject to repeated stresses, ... -
An Auto-Regressive Exogenous-Based Temperature Controller for a Hybrid Thermoplastic Microforming of Surgical Blades From Bulk Metallic Glass
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2020)Temperature control is critical in manufacturing of the multifacet bulk metallic glass (BMG) knife edge. The temperature control in thermoplastic forming process could make a significant effect on the type of deformation, ... -
Dual Regime Spray Deposition Based Laser Direct Writing of Metal Patterns on Polymer Substrates
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2020)In recent years, the metallization of polymers has been intensely studied as it takes advantage of both plastics and metals. Laser direct writing (LDW) is one of the most widely used technologies to obtain metal patterns ... -
Machining Simulation in Focused Ion Beam Sputtering
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2020)Focused ion beam (FIB) has been applied to micro/nanometer-scale fabrication to control surface functions with the surface topographies. Although the resolution of the FIB sputtering is in the nanometer-scale range in ... -
Subsurface Pore-Induced Quilting During Machining of Metal Foams
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2020)Metal foams made by the melt route naturally have an interface region between the porous and nonporous structures. We investigate here the possible use of monolithic foam structures with such interfaces wherein the porous ... -
Progressive and Compound Forming for Producing Plunger-Typed Microparts by Using Sheet Metal
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2020)The plunger part in temporary electronic connectors is traditionally fabricated by micromachining. Progressive forming of microparts by directly using sheet metals is developed and proven to be an efficient microforming ... -
Machining Response and Damage Evolution of Amorphous Carbon Coated Tools in High-Speed Micromilling of Ti–6Al–4V
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2020)Micromilling process is widely used to create complex 3D miniature products due to its flexibility and its ability to process difficult-to-cut material like Titanium alloys. High rotational speeds are used to overcome the ... -
Debinding and Presintering of High Aspect Ratio Microbi-Lumen Tubes Produced by Extrusion of 17-4PH Feedstock
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2020)Recent developments have showcased that micro-extrusion of feedstock can be used for manufacturing metallic microbi-lumen tubes with very high length-to-diameter aspect ratios, which are not viable by conventional metal ... -
Analysis of the Contact Length During Micrometal Forming to Establish Its Efficient Measurement Method
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2020)In microsheet metal forming, the lengths of the contact zones between blank and die are important parameters to describe the contact behavior, but they can hardly be detected experimentally. Thus, a finite element simulation ... -
Electrokinetic Propulsion of Polymer Microparticulates Along Glassy Carbon Electrode Array
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2020)Dielectrophoresis (DEP) is a force applied to microparticles in nonuniform electric field. This study discusses the fabrication of the glassy carbon interdigitated microelectrode arrays using lithography process based on ... -
An Approach to Improve Cutting Performance in Micromilling of Titanium Alloy
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2020)Application of liquid carbon dioxide to improve cutting performance in micro-end milling of Ti-6Al-4V titanium alloy was proposed in this study. It was found that the machined roughness decreased with the cutting speed as ... -
Electrical Conductivity and Structural Evolution of Polymer-Derived SiC Ceramics Pyrolyzed From 1200 °C to 1800 °C
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2020)Room temperature (RT) electrical conductivity and microstructure of polymer-derived SiC pyrolyzed at temperatures ranging from 1200 °C to 1800 °C were studied. We have shown that both free carbon content and pyrolysis ... -
Special Section on Recent Advancements in Micro- and Nano-Manufacturing From the WCMNM2019
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2020)This special section of the ASME Journal of Micro- and Nano-Manufacturing contains selected papers presented at the World Congress of Micro- and Nano-Manufacturing (WCMNM 2019) in Raleigh, NC. The congress is an annual ... -
A Study on the Damage Layer Removal of Single-Crystal Silicon Wafer After Atmospheric-Pressure Plasma Etching
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2020)In this study, atmospheric-pressure (AP) plasma generated using He/O2/CF4 mixture as feed gas was used to etch the single-crystal silicon (100) wafer and the characteristics of the etched surface were investigated. The ... -
Noncontact Planar Stage Based on Near-Field Acoustic Transportation
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2020)Acoustic radiation force in the near-field of a vibrating source can be utilized to lift and transport objects, which provides a noncontact driving technology in addition to maglev. This paper presents a novel design of a ... -
Surface Morphology and Wall Angle Comparison of Microchannels Fabricated in Titanium Alloy Using Laser-Based Processes
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2020)The increase in the usage of titanium alloys for micro-engineering applications has driven the demand for improved micromanufacturing processes. Laser-based microfabrication processes such as direct laser ablation (DLA), ... -
Influence of the Planetary Movement of Tool on the Aspect Ratio of Micro Holes Machined by Micro-Ultrasonic Machining
(American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2019)The micro-ultrasonic machining (USM) is suitable for machining hard and brittle materials. When a micro hole is drilled deeply using micro-USM, machining speed slows down and the breakage of micro tool may occur. To solve ...