Smart Materials : Proceedings of the 1st Caesarium, Bonn, November 17–19, 1999

With this proceedings volume a new series of publications is started which will present the results of interdisciplinary research activities in the fields of materials science, coupling of biological and electronic systems and commu­ nication ergonomy. It will contain the contributions of the participants of the caesarium, a conference caesar will organize annually. The 1 st caesarium was held in Bonn on November 17-19, 1999 concentrating on Smart Materials. With the caesarium the recently founded research center caesar (center of advanced european studies and research) creates a forum for discussion of new developments in its fields of activities. caesar is an international research center, focusing on applied, interdisciplinary research projects in the areas of science and engineering. It was established as an independent foundation under private law as part of the compensatory actions under the Berlin/Bonn law of April 26, 1994 to support the structural change in the region of Bonn, when the German Government moved from Bonn to Berlin. The main donors of caesar are the Federal Republic of Germany and the State of North Rhine-Westphalia. A Board consisting of state and federal leg­ islators, members from the research community and industry and a Scientific Advisory Council assist caesar in all decisions concerning administration and research. Front Matter....Pages I-VIII Hetero-Micromachining of Epitaxial III/V Compound Semiconductors....Pages 1-8 A Fully Coupled Model of a Nonlinear Thin Plate....Pages 9-22 Influence of the Microstructure on the Magnetic Properties of Giant-Magnetostrictive TbDyFe Films....Pages 23-37 Mathematical Modelling and Numerical Simulation of Electrorheological Devices....Pages 39-50 A Simple Model for Shape Memory Alloys Under Multi-axial Non-Proportional Loading....Pages 51-65 Micro- and Nanostructures Preparation and Applications....Pages 67-82 Analysis and Simulation of Two-dimensional Dopant Diffusion in Silicon....Pages 83-95 Modelling and Simulation of Phase Transition in Shape Memory Metals....Pages 97-114 Magnetic Properties of Rare Earth-Fe Amorphous Films Under Applied Stress....Pages 115-126 Transient Numerical Simulation of Sublimation Growth of SiC Single Crystals....Pages 127-136 Asymptotic Analysis of Interface Problems in Piezoelectric Composite Materials....Pages 137-148 Linkage of Inanimate Structures to Biological Systems — Smart Materials in Biological Micro- and Nanosystems....Pages 149-157 Thin Film SMA/Si Composite Actuators....Pages 159-165 The book contains lectures presented during the meeting "1st caesarium" held on the topic "Smart Materials" 1999 in Bonn. Recent results in theory and engineering of smart materials were discussed. Special emphasis was put on thin film technology and its role in sensor and actuator applications. This book will be of particular interest to physicists, engineers and mathematicians working in academia as well as in industry on the field of new materials with special interest in finding intelligent solutions of complex technological problems.