In situ TEM of radiation effects in complex ceramics

Microscopy Research and Technique

Volumn 72, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 165-181

  Lian, Jie ^a,b   Wang, L M ^b   Sun, Kai ^b   Ewing, Rodney C ^b  

^a RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Amorphization; Complex ceramics; In situ TEM; Order disorder phase transformation; Radiation effects

Indexed keywords

AMORPHIZATION; CERAMIC MATERIALS; ELECTRON ENERGY LEVELS; ELECTRON ENERGY LOSS SPECTROSCOPY; ELECTRON IRRADIATION; ELECTRON SCATTERING; ELECTRONS; HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; RADIATION EFFECTS; SODIUM COMPOUNDS; ZIRCON;

AMORPHIZATIONS; ANALYTICAL TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; BEAM IRRADIATION; COMPLEX CERAMIC; IN-SITU TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPIES; INDISPENSABLE TOOLS; MICROSCOPY TECHNIQUE; ORDER-DISORDER PHASE TRANSFORMATION; PHASES TRANSFORMATION; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY OBSERVATION;

ENERGY DISSIPATION;

NANOMATERIAL; ZIRCONIUM;

ARTICLE; CERAMICS; ELECTRON BEAM; ELECTRON ENERGY LOSS SPECTROSCOPY; ENERGY FILTERED TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; IONIZATION; IRRADIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION RESPONSE; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EID: 61449148016     PISSN: 1059910X     EISSN: 10970029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jemt.20669     Document Type: Article

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