In situ TEM observation of decomposition of high-purity sapphire

• The decomposition of agr-Al2O3 under 200 keV electron irradiation has been investigated by in situ high-resolution electron microscopy (HREM). It was confirmed that aluminium precipitated from agr-Al2O3 under 200 keV electron irradiation for less than 1 min over the temperature range from 700 to 1273 K. The electron dose rate was of the order of 1023 e m-2 s-1 and the vacuum level of the microscope was better than 10-6 Pa. The mechanisms of agr-Al2O3 decomposition were discussed based on two possible decomposition models: the thermally activated atom movement and the forced atom displacement

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NATURVETENSKAP  -- Kemi -- Fysikalisk kemi (hsv//swe)

NATURAL SCIENCES  -- Chemical Sciences -- Physical Chemistry (hsv//eng)

Keyword

alumina

electron irradiation

phase transformations

electron microscopy

Physical chemistry

Fysikalisk kemi

fysikalisk kemi

Physical Chemistry

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