• DocumentCode
    2460455
  • Title

    The influence of Young´s modulus on roundness in silicon sphere fabrication

  • Author

    Collins, J.G. ; Giardini, W.J. ; Leistner, A.J. ; Kenny, M.J.

  • Author_Institution
    Div. of Appl. Phys., CSIRO, Lindfield, NSW, Australia
  • fYear
    1996
  • fDate
    17-21 June 1996
  • Firstpage
    466
  • Lastpage
    467
  • Abstract
    Silicon single crystal spheres for use in accurate determination of the Avogadro constant are fabricated by optical grinding and polishing. Surface profiling of the deviation from sphericity of the spheres shows a strong cubic symmetry on the scale of 20-40 nm, which is well correlated with the orientation of the silicon crystal axes. This deviation from sphericity can be explained in terms of the variation of Young´s modulus with crystal orientation.
  • Keywords
    Young´s modulus; constants; elemental semiconductors; grinding; measurement errors; measurement standards; polishing; silicon; 20 to 40 nm; Avogadro constant; Si; Young´s modulus; crystal axes; crystal orientation; cubic symmetry; optical grinding; optical polishing; roundness; single crystal spheres; sphere fabrication; surface profiling; Abrasives; Aluminum oxide; Finishing; Optical device fabrication; Optical distortion; Shape; Silicon carbide; Surface cracks; Surface texture; Surface treatment;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Precision Electromagnetic Measurements Digest, 1996 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Braunschweig, Germany
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-3376-4
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/CPEM.1996.547168
  • Filename
    547168