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- Berg, LK, et al.
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GP-zones in Al-Zn-Mg alloys and their role in artificial aging
- 2001
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Ingår i: Acta Materialia. - 1359-6454. ; 49:17, s. 3443-3451
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The structure of GP-zones in an industrial, 7xxx-series Al–Zn–Mg alloy has been investigated by transmission electron microscopy methods: selected area diffraction, conventional and high-resolution imaging. Two types of GP-zones, GP(I) and (II) are characterized by their electron diffraction patterns. GP(I)-zones are formed over a wide temperature range, from room temperature to 140–150°C, independently of quenching temperature. The GP(I)-zones are coherent with the aluminum matrix, with internal ordering of Zn and Al/Mg on the matrix lattice, suggested to be based on AuCu(I)-type sub-unit, and anti-phase boundaries. GP(II) are formed after quenching from temperatures above 450°C, by aging at temperatures above 70°C. The GP(II)-zones are described as zinc-rich layers on {111}-planes, with internal order in the form of elongated domains. The structural relation to the η′-precipitate is discussed.
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- Cesar, F, et al.
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Synthesis and characterization of carbon filaments grown from Pd3P colloids
- 2000
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Ingår i: Journal of Materials Research. - 0884-2914. ; 15:9, s. 1857-1859
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Amorphous carbon filaments were synthesized by catalytic pyrolysis of propene over Pd3P colloids. The channel close to the center of the filaments usually contained particles, which were analyzed by analytical electron microscopy to be palladium. The palladium particles could be found anywhere along the filament. The carbon filaments were of two types and of different diameters, about 8-15 nm and about 40-80 nm. The thinner type of filament shows a channel diameter of about 5 nm. The type of filament produced depends on the reaction conditions. Increased reaction time results in a large number of filaments, whereas an increased propene gas flow results in more of the thicker type of filaments.
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- Dobrocka, E, et al.
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Simulation of electron diffraction patterns from III–V alloys with CuPt ordering : Effect of clusters and antiphase boundaries
- 2001
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Ingår i: Journal of Applied Physics. - : AIP Publishing. - 0021-8979 .- 1089-7550. ; 89, s. 2653-2664
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- A method for the simulation of electron diffraction patterns from partially ordered semiconductor compounds with CuPt-type ordering is proposed. The simulation procedure is based on the generation of two-dimensional model structures containing different types of imperfections. The defects are randomly dispersed in the structure and they are characterized by statistical parameters (density, average size, shape, etc.). Performing the intensity calculations for electron diffraction, the influence of the selected types of defects on the diffuse scattering in the transmission electron microscopy (TEM) diffraction patterns can be analyzed and the correlation between the statistical parameters describing the defects and the fine structure of the diffuse scattering can be established. By means of this method the influence of the plate-like clusters and of the antiphase boundaries (APBs) on the TEM diffraction pattern is analyzed. It is shown that the slope of the diffuse streaks around the ordering diffraction spots is determined by the mean orientation of the cluster boundaries irrespective of the type of clusters. The role of the fine structure of the inclined APBs in the formation of the diffraction patterns is established. (C) 2001 American Institute of Physics.
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- Oku, T, et al.
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Modulated structure of Ag2SnO3 studied by high-resolution electron microscopy
- 2000
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Ingår i: Acta Crystallographica. Section B: Structural Science. - 0108-7681. ; 56:3, s. 363-368
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The modulated structure of Ag2SnO3, disilver tin trioxide, was investigated by high-resolution electron microscopy and electron diffraction along four different directions. Electron diffraction showed an incommensurate one-dimensional modulated structure with a modulation wavevector of 1/6.4a*. High-resolution images showed a large number of superstructure domains with the size range 10-100 nm and orientations related by hexagonal rotation. The modulation was determined to be displacements along the c axis of the Ag atoms both in octahedral and linear coordination. An approximate structure model with a commensurate sixfold superstructure, with an orthorhombic cell (P2(1)2(1)2(1), a = 2.922, b = 1.267, c = 0.562 nm), is proposed. Calculated images and electron diffraction patterns, based on this model, agree well with experimental observations.
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- Skårman, B, et al.
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Evaluation of intermittent contact mode AFM probes by HREM and using atomically sharp CeO2 ridges as tip characterizer
- 2000
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Ingår i: Langmuir. - : American Chemical Society (ACS). - 0743-7463 .- 1520-5827. ; 16:15, s. 6267-6277
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The imaging process of the atomic force microscope (AFM) in contact, noncontact, and intermittent contact mode is still debated after more than a decade of widespread use, in particular when imaged features are approaching atomic dimensions. Several models for the interaction between the tip and the surface have been suggested, but generally they all need an exact description of the geometry of either the tip, the surface, or both. We present here a tip characterizer with close to reproducible geometry, exactly known angles of all surfaces, and sharp features with close to atomic dimension. It has been tested on three commercial AFM probes and a laboratory-made electron-beam-deposited tip, sharpened by oxygen plasma etching. High-resolution transmission electron microscopy has been used to unambiguously verify the tip shapes down to atomic dimensions, both before and after imaging in intermittent contact mode. The effect on the recorded AFM images is shown of tip shape, tip wear, spallation, and accumulation on the tip of amorphous and crystalline debris. The imaging is shown to be a dynamic event, with a continuously changing tip and occasional catastrophic events that give abrupt changes in imaging conditions. The tips are severely worn down already after scanning a few centimeters, but accumulated amorphous material may still give it imaging capabilities in the nanometer range, even with having a tip radius exceeding 130 nm. Accumulated amorphous material seems to be more important than previously believed. Procedures for tip in situ characterization and reliable imaging are suggested.
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