Edge-to-Edge Matching at Ti-TiH Interfaces: Kinetics of Hydride Growth and Clustering of Precipitates with Different Orientation Relationships

2011 ◽  
Vol 172-174 ◽  
pp. 242-247 ◽  
Author(s):  
Egle Conforto ◽  
Daniel Caillard

The motion of steps during the growth of hydride precipitates has been observed by in situ transmission electron microscopy. Precipitates in different orientation relationships (OR) are shown to obey to the rules of three-dimensional edge-to-edge matching. They form clusters in order to realize a more isotropic distribution of the volume expansion, and to decrease their total elastic energy.

2014 ◽  
Vol 47 (5) ◽  
pp. 1729-1735 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xin Nie ◽  
Yimin Guan ◽  
Dongshan Zhao ◽  
Yu Liu ◽  
Jianian Gui ◽  
...  

The crystallographic orientation relationships (ORs) of precipitated β-Mg2Sn particles in Mg–9.76 wt% Sn alloy aged at 573 K for 5 h, corresponding to its peak hardness, were investigated by advanced transmission electron microscopy (TEM). OR-3 of (110)β//(0001)αand [\overline 111]β//[1\overline 210]αand OR-4 of (110)β//(0001)αand [001]β//[2\overline 1\overline 10]αare the key ORs of β-Mg2Sn particles in the alloy. The proportions of β-Mg2Sn particles exhibiting OR-3 and OR-4 were determined as 75.1 and 24.3%, respectively. Crystallographic factors determined the predominance of OR-3 in the precipitated β-Mg2Sn particles. This mechanism was analyzed by a three-dimensional invariant line model constructed using a transformation matrix in reciprocal space. Models of the interface of precipitated β-Mg2Sn and the α-Mg matrix were constructedviahigh-resolution TEM and atomic resolution high-angle annular dark-field scanning TEM.


Micron ◽  
1999 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
pp. 21-32 ◽  
Author(s):  
F.M. Ross ◽  
P.A. Bennett ◽  
R.M. Tromp ◽  
J. Tersoff ◽  
M. Reuter

1989 ◽  
Vol 169 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. P. Burmester ◽  
L. T. Wille ◽  
R. Gronsky ◽  
B. T. Ahn ◽  
V. Y. Lee ◽  
...  

AbstractHigh resolution transmission electron microscopy during in‐situ quenching of YBa2Cu3Oz is used to study the kinetics of microdomain formation during oxygen loss in this system. Image simulations based on atomic models of oxygen‐vacancy order in the basal plane of this material generated by Monte Carlo calculations are used to interpret high resolution micrographs of the structures obtained by quenching. The observed domain structures agree well with those obtained from the simualtions.


2013 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 42-49 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jiangbo Lu ◽  
Maarten B.J. Roeffaers ◽  
Evelyne Bartholomeeusen ◽  
Bert F. Sels ◽  
Dominique Schryvers

AbstractScanning electron microscopy, focused ion beam (FIB), and transmission electron microscopy are combined to study the intergrowth of 90° rotational components and of ramps in coffin-shaped ZSM-5 crystals. The 90° rotational boundaries with local zig-zag features between different intergrowth components are observed in the main part of crystal. Also a new kind of displacement boundary is described. At the displacement boundary there is a shift of the unit cells along the boundary without a change in orientation. Based on lamellae prepared with FIB from different positions of the ramps and crystal, the orientation relationships between ramps and the main part of the crystal are studied and the three-dimensional morphology and growth mechanism of the ramp are illustrated.


1994 ◽  
Vol 332 ◽  
Author(s):  
James M. Howe ◽  
W. E. Benson ◽  
A. Garg ◽  
Y.-C. Chang

ABSTRACTIn situ hot-stage high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM) provides unique capabilities for quantifying the dynamics of interfaces at the atomic level. Such information is critical for understanding the theory of interfaces and solid-state phase transformations. This paper provides a brief description of particular requirements for performing in situ hot-stage HRTEM, summarizes different types of in situ HRTEM investigations and illustrates the use of this technique to obtain quantitative data on the atomic mechanisms and kinetics of interface motion in precipitation, crystallization and martensitic reactions. Some limitations of in situ hot-stage HRTEM and future prospects of this technique are also discussed.


2013 ◽  
Vol 19 (S5) ◽  
pp. 43-48 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Rudneva ◽  
Bo Gao ◽  
Ferry Prins ◽  
Qiang Xu ◽  
Herre S.J. van der Zant ◽  
...  

AbstractIn situ transmission electron microscopy was performed on the electromigration in platinum (Pt) nanowires (14 nm thick, 200 nm wide, and 300 nm long) with and without feedback control. Using the feedback control mode, symmetric electrodes are obtained and the gap usually forms at the center of the Pt nanowire. Without feedback control, asymmetric electrodes are formed, and the gap can occur at any position along the wire. The three-dimensional gap geometries of the electrodes in the Pt nanowire were determined using high-angle annular dark-field scanning transmission electron microscopy; the thickness of the nanowire is reduced from 14 nm to only a few atoms at the edge with a gap of about 5–10 nm.


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