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6.5 Summary.........................................................................................................................57<br />

6.6 References.......................................................................................................................57<br />

7 IMPACT OF SILANE DEGRADATION DUE TO WATER VAPOR AND<br />

RADIATION EXPOSURE ON TRIBOLOGICAL BEHAVIOR ......................................59<br />

7.1 ABSTRACT....................................................................................................................59<br />

7.2 INTRODUCTION..........................................................................................................59<br />

7.3 EXPERIMENTAL APPROACH .................................................................................60<br />

7.3.1 Sample types <strong>and</strong> monolayer deposition .................................................................60<br />

7.3.2 Monolayer characterization .....................................................................................61<br />

7.3.3 Friction measurements.............................................................................................62<br />

7.3.4 Description <strong>of</strong> radiation exposure facility ...............................................................63<br />

7.3.5 Radiation exposures.................................................................................................63<br />

7.3.6 Dose measurement...................................................................................................63<br />

7.3.7 Thermal exposures...................................................................................................64<br />

7.4 RESULTS .......................................................................................................................65<br />

7.4.1 Simulation <strong>of</strong> dose delivered at GIF ........................................................................65<br />

7.4.2 Simulation <strong>of</strong> dose delivered during XPS analysis..................................................65<br />

7.4.3 Contact angle ...........................................................................................................67<br />

7.4.4 Chemical analysis ....................................................................................................69<br />

7.4.5 Friction measurements.............................................................................................71<br />

7.5 DISCUSSION .................................................................................................................72<br />

7.6 CONCLUSIONS ............................................................................................................73<br />

7.7 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ..........................................................................................73<br />

7.8 REFERENCES...............................................................................................................74<br />

8 FRICTION AND WEAR OF SELECTIVE TUNGSTEN COATINGS FOR SURFACE<br />

MICROMACHINED SILICON DEVICES......................................................................75<br />

8.1 Introduction....................................................................................................................75<br />

8.2 Experimental Approach ................................................................................................75<br />

8.2.1 Treatment <strong>of</strong> SMM devices with selective tungsten................................................75<br />

8.2.2 Surface Chemical Analysis......................................................................................75<br />

8.2.3 Tribological Measurements <strong>of</strong> Tungsten-Coated Surfaces......................................76<br />

8.3 Results <strong>and</strong> Discussion...................................................................................................76<br />

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