Research Interest: Surfaces and Thin Films – Nanomechanics Logonanomechanics

Mechanics of surfaces, interfaces and thin films.

Related Publications

Fracture mode control: a bio-inspired strategy to combat catastrophic damage

H. Yao*, Z. Xie, C. He and M. Dao, Scientific Reports, 5 (2015) 8011.
Cold spray coating: review of material systems and future perspectives

A. Moridi, S.M. Hassani-Gangaraj, M. Guagliano* and M. Dao, Surface Engineering, 36 (2014) 369-395.
Prediction of the Constitutive Equation for Uniaxial Creep of a Power-Law Material through Instrumented Microindentation Testing and Modeling

H. Takagi, M. Dao and M. Fujiwara*, Materials Transactions, JIM, 55 (2014) 275-284. (2013 Japan Institute of Metals and Materials Best Paper Award)
Real-time, high-resolution study of nanocrystallization and fatigue cracking in a cyclically strained metallic glass

C.-C. Wang, Y.-W. Mao, Z.-W. Shan*, M. Dao*, J. Li, J. Sun, E. Ma and S. Suresh*, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, 110 (2013) 19725-19730.
Grain size gradient length scale in ballistic properties optimization of functionally graded nanocrystalline steel plates

A. Jerusalem*, W. Dickson, M.J. Perez-Martin, M. Dao, J. Lu and F. Galvez, Scripta Materialia, 69 (2013) 773-776.
Repeated frictional sliding properties of copper containing nanoscale twins

A. Singh, N.R. Tao, M. Dao and S. Suresh, Scripta Materialia (Viewpoint Paper), 66 (2012) 849-853.
A new method for evaluating the plastic properties of materials through instrumented frictional sliding tests

S.C. Bellemare, M. Dao and S. Suresh, Acta Materialia, 58 (2010) 6385-6392.
Steady-state frictional sliding contact on surfaces of plastically graded materials

A. Prasad, M. Dao and S. Suresh, Acta Materialia, 57 (2009) 511-524.
Some Practical Issues of Curvature and Thermal Stress in Realistic Multilevel Metal Interconnect Structures

T.-S. Park, M. Dao, S. Suresh, A.J. Rosakis, D. Pantuso and S. Shankar, J. Elec. Mater., 37 (2008) 777-791.
Effects of Mechanical Properties and Surface Friction on Elasto-Plastic Sliding Contact

S. Bellemare, M. Dao and S. Suresh, Mech. Mater., 40 (2008) 206-219.
The frictional sliding response of elasto-plastic materials in contact with a conical indenter

S. Bellemare, M. Dao and S. Suresh, Int. J. Solids Struct., 44, 1970–1989, 2007.
Nanoindentation of patterned metal lines on a Si substrate

Y. Choi and S. Suresh, Scripta Materiala , 48 (3): 249-254, 2003
Size effects on the mechanical properties of thin polycrystalline metal films on substrates

Y. Choi and S. Suresh, Acta Materiallia , 50 (7): 1881, 2002.
Graded Materials for Resistance to Contact Deformation and Damage

S. Suresh, Science , Vol. 292, 2447-2451, 29 June 2001.
An Experimental Investigation of Fretting Fatigue in Ti-6Al-4V: the Role of Contact Conditions and Microstructure

T.A. Venkatesh, B.P.Conner, C.S. Lee, A.E. Giannakopoulos, T.C. Lindley and S. Suresh, Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A , Vol. 32A, May 2001.
Instrumented spherical micro-indentation of plasma-sprayed coatings

J. Alcala, F. Gaudette, S. Suresh and S. Sampath, Mat. Sci Eng A – Struct. , 316 (1-2): 1-10, 2001.
Interface cracks in layers materials subjected to a uniform temperature change

F. Gaudette, A.E. Giannakopoulos, and S. Suresh, International Journal of Fracture , 110: 325 – 249, 2001.
Effects of line and passivation geometry on curvature evolution during processing and thermal cycling in copper interconnections

T. S. Park and S. Suresh, Acta Materialia , vol. 48, no.12, 17 July 2000, 3169-3175
Discrete and continuous deformation during nanoindentation of thin films

A. Gouldstone, H.-J. Koh, K.-Y. Zeng, A.E. Giannakopoulos, and S. Suresh, Acta Materialia , vol. 48, no.9, 29 May 2000.
The role of adhesion in contact fatigue

A.E. Giannakopoulos, T.A. Venkatesh, T.C. Lindley, and S. Suresh, Acta Materialia , vol. 47, no. 18, pp. 4653-4664, 1999.