Papers by Author: Chaung Chih Chan

Abstract: Cathodic-anodization process was performed to treat titanium sheets to improve biocompatible performance. Grazing incident X-ray diffraction, transmission electron microscopy, scanning electron microscopy and electrochemical measurement were used to evaluate the influence of hydrogen on the formation of nanoporous TiO2. Multimeshworked and nanoporous TiO2 was observed after treatment with cathodic-anodization process. The nanoporous oxide layer is hard to form without nano-TiH2. The nano-TiH2 plays an important role in forming multimeshworked and nanostructured TiO2 layer. Hydrogen charging by cathodization is believed to enhance the formation of nanoporous oxide film and thus promote biocompatibility.

Abstract: This paper presents study on porous Hydrogen Silsesquioxane (HSQ) of dielectric constant near 2. Porous HSQ solution was spin-on coated and then treated by wet ammonia. During the treatment, HSQ film went through a sol-gel process. Pores were uniformly formed in HSQ film after a baking process to remove solvent. A solid network structure of porous HSQ was then formed after a high-temperature curing process. In this work, we compared the properties of porous HSQ with varying process time of wet ammonia treatment and curing temperature. Change of chemical structure was analyzed by Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectrometry. We found that the cage structure of porous HSQ was reduced but the network structure was enhanced as treatment time of wet ammonia increased. Hardness and Young’s modulus were measured by nano-indentation technique. The adhesion strength of porous HSQ with silicon carbide was measured. Surface properties and electrical characterization of porous HSQ with varying process conditions have also been examined.