Evaluating the influence of current on the wear processes of Au/Cr-Au/MWCNT switching surfaces
Evaluating the influence of current on the wear processes of Au/Cr-Au/MWCNT switching surfaces
Wear processes of the switching contact pair consisting of a gold layer on multiwall carbon nanotubes (Au/MWCNT) and a chromium and gold coated hemispherical ball (Au/Cr) are evaluated over a range of current conditions. The switching experiments were conducted using typical conditions for a MEMS relay application, i.e. 4 V, with static contact force 1 mN with currents level of 20 - 200mA. The Au coated MWCNT substrate exhibited a transfer process over a large number of switching cycles. On the assumption that the transfer process was a combination of a fine transfer and delamination processes; a previous experimental investigation was considered by dividing the wear processes into four stages of a failure behavior. It is observed that the fine transfer process dominates in the unstable and stable contact resistance stage and then the delamination dominates in the rising stage and a failure process. The increase of contact resistance was used to identify contact failure.
carbon nanotubes, stable stage, mems switching
surface, fine transfer mechanism and contact resistance
344-349
Chianrabutra, Chamaporn
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Lewis, Adam
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McBride, J.W.
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Chianrabutra, Chamaporn
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Jiang, Liudi
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Lewis, Adam
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Chianrabutra, Chamaporn, Jiang, Liudi, Lewis, Adam and McBride, J.W.
(2013)
Evaluating the influence of current on the wear processes of Au/Cr-Au/MWCNT switching surfaces.
59th IEEE Holm Conference on Electrical Contacts, Newport, United States.
22 - 25 Sep 2013.
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Wear processes of the switching contact pair consisting of a gold layer on multiwall carbon nanotubes (Au/MWCNT) and a chromium and gold coated hemispherical ball (Au/Cr) are evaluated over a range of current conditions. The switching experiments were conducted using typical conditions for a MEMS relay application, i.e. 4 V, with static contact force 1 mN with currents level of 20 - 200mA. The Au coated MWCNT substrate exhibited a transfer process over a large number of switching cycles. On the assumption that the transfer process was a combination of a fine transfer and delamination processes; a previous experimental investigation was considered by dividing the wear processes into four stages of a failure behavior. It is observed that the fine transfer process dominates in the unstable and stable contact resistance stage and then the delamination dominates in the rising stage and a failure process. The increase of contact resistance was used to identify contact failure.
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e-pub ahead of print date: 22 September 2013
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59th IEEE Holm Conference on Electrical Contacts, Newport, United States, 2013-09-22 - 2013-09-25
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carbon nanotubes, stable stage, mems switching
surface, fine transfer mechanism and contact resistance
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