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We demonstrate the use of a piezoelectric actuator to apply, at low temperatures, uniaxial stress in the plane of a two-dimensional electron system confined to a modulation-doped AlAs quantum well. Via the application of stress, which can…
The complex dynamic Young's modulus of ceramic Nd2-xCexCuO4 with x = 0, 0.05 and 0.20 has been measured from 1.5 to 100 K at frequencies of 1-10 kHz. In the undoped sample the modulus starts decreasing below ~20 K, instead of approaching a…
In this work, molecular mechanics simulations were performed using a modified embedded-atom method (MEAM) potential to generate the stress-strain responses of a series of n-alkane molecules from ethane (C$_2$H$_6$) to undecane…
We present the design, implementation, and validation of a cryo-compatible strain cell for elastoresistance measurements in quantum materials. The cell is actuated by three large-format piezoelectric stacks and enables both compressive and…
Uniaxial stress, as well as hydrostatic pressure are often used to tune material properties in condensed matter physics. Here, we present a setup which allows for the study of the combined effects of quasi-uniaxial stress and hydrostatic…
Young's modulus is an important parameter for characterizing the strength of, and wave propagation through, a given material. This study improves the estimation of Young's modulus using the impulse excitation (IE) technique based on an…
Due to their atomic-scale thickness, the resonances of 2D material membranes show signatures of nonlinearities at amplitudes of only a few nanometers. While the linear dynamics of membranes is well understood, the exact relation between the…
We present systematic measurements of the mechanical properties of few unit cell (UC) thick exfoliated crystals of a high-T$_c$ cuprate superconductor Bi$_2$Sr$_2$CaCu$_2$O$_{8+\delta}$. We determine the elastic properties of these crystals…
Young's Modulus and dynamic force moduli were measured on human bronchial airway tissues by compression. A simple and low-cost system for measuring the tensile-strengh of soft bio-materials has been built for this study. The force-distance…
Pressure represents a clean tuning parameter for traversing the complex phase diagrams of interacting electron systems and as such has proved of key importance in the study of quantum materials. Application of controlled uniaxial pressure…
Measuring the mechanical properties of two-dimensional materials is a formidable task. While regular electrical and optical probing techniques are suitable even for atomically thin materials, conventional mechanical tests cannot be directly…
YBCO, LSCO and Ru-1212 have been extensively studied by measuring the complex dynamic Young's modulus at 0.5-20 kHz between 1 and 900 K. The elastic energy loss is peaked at the temperatures where the relaxation rate of any microscopic…
The Young's modulus $E$ is the key mechanical property that determines the resistance of solids to tension/compression. In the present work, the correlation of the quantity $E$ with such characteristics as the total molar mass $M$ of alloy…
The Young's modulus and the internal friction of amorphous Fe$_{90}$Zr$_{10}$ alloy were measured near the Curie temperature using the vibrating reed technique. The modulus shows softening around $T_c\approx 227K$ and the internal friction…
We present a piezoelectric-driven uniaxial pressure cell that is optimized for muon spin relaxation and neutron scattering experiments, and that is operable over a wide temperature range including cryogenic temperatures. To accommodate the…
The rheological parameters of materials are determined in the industry according to international standards established generally on the basis of widespread techniques and robust methods of estimation. Concerning solid polymers and the…
Recently reported results on the long lifetime of the tungsten samples under high temperature and high stress conditions expected in the Neutrino Factory target have strengthened the case for a solid target option for the Neutrino Factory.…
Uniaxial stress has proven to be a powerful experimental tuning parameter for effectively controlling lattice, charge, orbital, and spin degrees of freedom in quantum materials. In addition, its ability to manipulate the symmetry of…
Response to uniaxial stress has become a major probe of electronic materials. Tuneable uniaxial stress may be applied using piezoelectric actuators, and so far two methods have been developed to couple samples to actuators. In one,…
In glasses and other disordered materials, measurements of the vibrational density of states reveal that an excess number of long-wavelength (low-frequency) modes, as compared to the Debye scaling seen in crystalline materials, is…