Kinetics of field evaporation during hydride formation on GaP surfaces: a FIM and atom-probe study

Langmuir ◽  
1992 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 125-129 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Gaussmann ◽  
W. Drachsel ◽  
J. H. Block
1989 ◽  
Vol 50 (C8) ◽  
pp. C8-141-C8-146
Author(s):  
A. GAUSSMANN ◽  
W. DRACHSEL ◽  
J. H. BLOCK

2021 ◽  
Vol 27 (S1) ◽  
pp. 404-406
Author(s):  
Charles Fletcher ◽  
Michael Moody ◽  
Jeroen Scheerder ◽  
Claudia Fleischmann ◽  
Brian Geiser ◽  
...  

2017 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 329-335 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chang-Min Kwak ◽  
Young-Tae Kim ◽  
Chan-Gyung Park ◽  
Jae-Bok Seol

AbstractTwo challenges exist in laser-assisted atom probe tomography (APT). First, a drastic decline in mass-resolving power is caused, not only by laser-induced thermal effects on the APT tips of bulk oxide materials, but also the associated asymmetric evaporation behavior; second, the field evaporation mechanisms of bulk oxide tips under laser illumination are still unclear due to the complex relations between laser pulse and oxide materials. In this study, both phenomena were investigated by depositing Ni- and Co-capping layers onto the bulk LaAlO3 tips, and using stepwise APT analysis with transmission electron microscopy (TEM) observation of the tip shapes. By employing the metallic capping, the heating at the surface of the oxide tips during APT analysis became more symmetrical, thereby enabling a high mass-resolving power in the mass spectrum. In addition, the stepwise microscopy technique visualized tip shape evolution during APT analysis, thereby accounting for evaporation sequences at the tip surface. The combination of “capping” and “stepwise APT with TEM,” is applicable to any nonconductors; it provides a direct observation of tip shape evolution, allows determination of the field evaporation strength of oxides, and facilitates understanding of the effects of ultrafast laser illumination on an oxide tip.


2011 ◽  
Vol 17 (3) ◽  
pp. 224-226 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tetsuo Terakawa ◽  
Norihito Mayama ◽  
Yasuko Kajiwara ◽  
Masanori Owari

2017 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 255-268 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michal Dagan ◽  
Baptiste Gault ◽  
George D. W. Smith ◽  
Paul A. J. Bagot ◽  
Michael P. Moody

AbstractAn automated procedure has been developed for the reconstruction of field ion microscopy (FIM) data that maintains its atomistic nature. FIM characterizes individual atoms on the specimen’s surface, evolving subject to field evaporation, in a series of two-dimensional (2D) images. Its unique spatial resolution enables direct imaging of crystal defects as small as single vacancies. To fully exploit FIM’s potential, automated analysis tools are required. The reconstruction algorithm developed here relies on minimal assumptions and is sensitive to atomic coordinates of all imaged atoms. It tracks the atoms across a sequence of images, allocating each to its respective crystallographic plane. The result is a highly accurate 3D lattice-resolved reconstruction. The procedure is applied to over 2000 tungsten atoms, including ion-implanted planes. The approach is further adapted to analyze carbides in a steel matrix, demonstrating its applicability to a range of materials. A vast amount of information is collected during the experiment that can underpin advanced analyses such as automated detection of “out of sequence” events, subangstrom surface displacements and defects effects on neighboring atoms. These analyses have the potential to reveal new insights into the field evaporation process and contribute to improving accuracy and scope of 3D FIM and atom probe characterization.


2021 ◽  
pp. 1-18
Author(s):  
Jesse D. Smith ◽  
Jeong Huh ◽  
Adam Shelton ◽  
Richard F. Reidy ◽  
Marcus L. Young

In the field of high-temperature superconductors, atom probe tomography is a relatively new instrument, with the ability to provide a new perspective on the 3D nanoscale microstructure. However, field evaporation of nonmetallic materials is fraught with unique challenges that matter little in the world of metallic evaporation. In this study, we review the laser absorption, correlated evaporation, molecular dissociation, and the crystallographic effects on the field evaporation of 800-m ${\rm RB}{\rm a}_ 2{\rm C}{\rm u}_ 3{\rm O}_{ 7-{\rm \delta }}$ (R = Gd, Sm) coated conductor tapes deposited by Reactive Co-Evaporation Cyclic Deposition and Reaction (RCE-CDR). Ultraviolet 355 nm laser pulsing was found to have a substantial beneficial effect on minimizing the fracture probability compared with 532 nm illumination, especially when evaporating insulating oxide precipitates. This, in turn, allows for the 3D compositional analysis of defects such as flux pinning centers introduced by precipitation and doping. As a result, evidence for the precipitation of nanoscale ${\rm G}{\rm d}_ 2{\rm C}{\rm u}_ 2{\rm O}_ 5$ is discussed. The effect of crystallographic orientation is studied, where [001] aligned evaporation is found to develop compositional aberrations.


1997 ◽  
Vol 3 (S2) ◽  
pp. 1189-1190
Author(s):  
M. K. Miller

The atom probe field ion microscope can resolve and identify individual atoms. This ability is demonstrated in a pair of field ion micrographs of an Ni3Al specimen, Fig. 1, in which the individual atoms on the close packed (111) plane are clearly resolved. Comparison of these two micrographs reveals that an individual atom was field evaporated between the micrographs. Due to the hemispherical nature of the specimen, the ability to resolve this two dimensional atomic arrangement is only possible on low index plane facets. The spatial resolution in field ion images is determined by a number of factors including specimen temperature, material, microstructural features, specimen geometry, and crystallographic location.The spatial resolution of the data obtained in atom probe and 3 dimensional atom probe compositional analyses can be evaluated with the use of field evaporation or field desorption images. The field evaporation images are formed from the surface atoms with the use of a single atom sensitive detector whereas the field ion image is formed from the projection of a continuous supply of ionized image gas atoms.


2019 ◽  
Vol 156 ◽  
pp. 109871 ◽  
Author(s):  
David L.J. Engberg ◽  
Lina Tengdelius ◽  
Hans Högberg ◽  
Mattias Thuvander ◽  
Lars Hultman

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