Connection structures between type-I and type-II defects in neutron irradiated β-Si3N4

Journal of Electron Microscopy

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 267-275

  Akiyoshi, Masafumi ^a   Yano, Toyohiko ^a  

^a TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Si3N4; Defect structure model; HREM; Interstitial dislocation loop; Neutron irradiation

Indexed keywords

CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; HIGH RESOLUTION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; NEUTRON IRRADIATION;

CONNECTION STRUCTURES; DEFECT STRUCTURE MODEL; DEFECTS STRUCTURE; HIGH DOSE; INTERSTITIAL DISLOCATION LOOPS; INTERSTITIALS; NEUTRON IRRADIATED; STRUCTURE MODELS; TYPE II; Β-SI3N4;

NEUTRONS;

EID: 0038675047     PISSN: 00220744     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jmicro/52.3.267     Document Type: Article

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