Microstructure of surface and subsurface layers of a Ni-Ti shape memory microwire

Microscopy and Microanalysis

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 62-70

  Tian, H ^a   Schryvers, D ^a   Shabalovskaya, S ^b,c   Van Humbeeck, J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^c IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Composition gradient; EELS; Ni release; Nickel titanium microwire; Rutile; Shape memory; Surface modification; Surface oxide; TEM

Indexed keywords

EID: 67649177384     PISSN: 14319276     EISSN: 14358115     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1431927609090059     Document Type: Article

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