New technique for successful thermal barrier coating specimen preparation for transmission electron microscopy

Microscopy and Microanalysis

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 231-236

  Brickey, M R ^a,b   Lee, J L ^b  

^a EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Interface; Oxidation; Oxide film; Thermal barrier coating; Thin film; Transmission electron microscopy specimen preparation; Tripod polisher

Indexed keywords

EID: 0039622962     PISSN: 14319276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s1431927600000386     Document Type: Article

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