In situ HREM study on the structural instability of isolated nanometre-sized alloy particles in the Sn-Bi system

Journal of Electron Microscopy

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 57-62

  Lee, Jung Goo ^a   Mori, Hirotaro ^a  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Eutectic temperature; In situ TEM; Interfacial energy; nm sized alloy particle; Structural instability; Tin and bismuth

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE;

BINARY ALLOYS; BISMUTH; BISMUTH ALLOYS; ELECTRON BEAMS; ELECTRONS; EUTECTICS; FREE ENERGY; IRRADIATION; STABILITY; TIN;

ALLOY PARTICLES; ELECTRON BEAM IRRADIATION; EUTECTIC TEMPERATURE; FREE-ENERGY DIFFERENCE; IN-SITU TEM; NM-SIZED ALLOY PARTICLE; SOLID PARTICLES; STRUCTURAL FLUCTUATIONS; STRUCTURAL INSTABILITY; TIN AND BISMUTH;

HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EID: 0038373619     PISSN: 00220744     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jmicro/52.1.57     Document Type: Article

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