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7-Parameter Automated Measurement of the Shapes of Nanoscale Inclusion by TEM

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 July 2020

H. Gabrisch ,
G. Cong ,
B. Parvin ,
L. Kjeldgaard ,
E. Johnson  and
U. Dahmen
H. Gabrisch
Affiliation:
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA 'National Center for Electron Microscopy, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
G. Cong
Affiliation:
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA Information and Computing Sciences Division, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
B. Parvin
Affiliation:
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA Information and Computing Sciences Division, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
L. Kjeldgaard
Affiliation:
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA Niels Bohr Institute, Orsted Laboratory, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
E. Johnson
Affiliation:
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA Niels Bohr Institute, Orsted Laboratory, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
U. Dahmen
Affiliation:
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA 'National Center for Electron Microscopy, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
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The equilibrium shape of liquid inclusions in a crystalline matrix is a direct measure of the orientation dependence, or anisotropy, of the liquid/solid interfacial energy. In this work we have used diffraction contrast imaging in TEM to observe the shape of nanoscale liquid Pb inclusions in a solid Al matrix as a function of temperature. While a previous investigation reported a highly anisotropy equilibrium shape [1], more recent work showed that the inclusion shape depends on size, temperature and thermal history [2-4]. Here we report on a new method to make accurate automated measurements of these particle shapes during in-situ heating above the melting point of the inclusions.

Fig.l shows a typical bright field image of an array of liquid Pb inclusions in a solid Al matrix recorded at temperature during in-situ heating to 423°C. Under these two-beam diffraction conditions, particles are visible by absorption contrast and appear dark on a light background.

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Surfaces and Interfaces
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Microscopy and Microanalysis , Volume 6 , Issue S2: Proceedings: Microscopy & Microanalysis 2000, Microscopy Society of America 58th Annual Meeting, Microbeam Analysis Society 34th Annual Meeting, Microscopical Society of Canada/Societe de Microscopie de Canada 27th Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania August 13-17, 2000 , August 2000 , pp. 1062 - 1063
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Copyright © Microscopy Society of America

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