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Analytical STEM of Borosilicate Glasses Containing Molybdates.

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 March 2011

Rick J. Short
Affiliation:
Dept of Engineering Materials, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S1 3JD, UK
Günter Möbus
Affiliation:
Dept of Engineering Materials, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S1 3JD, UK
Guang Yang
Affiliation:
Dept of Engineering Materials, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S1 3JD, UK
Russell J. Hand
Affiliation:
Dept of Engineering Materials, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S1 3JD, UK
Neil Hyatt
Affiliation:
Dept of Engineering Materials, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S1 3JD, UK
William E. Lee
Affiliation:
Dept of Engineering Materials, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S1 3JD, UK
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Abstract

Borosilicate nuclear waste glasses with various amounts of simulated waste elements have been examined by analytical TEM. This preliminary Scanning Transmission Electron Microscopy (STEM) study evaluates the capability of EELS for mapping coordination parameters of the base glass structure, to apply EDX-mapping and HAADF Z-contrast mapping for the characterisation and shape-mapping of common precipitates in nuclear glasses, such as molybdates, and to study irradiation effects.

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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2004

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