Energy Dependence of Magnetic Changes Induced by Electron Irradiation

D. I. Gordon; R. S. Sery

doi:10.1063/1.1709608

Crystalline-To-Amorphous Transformation of Intermetallic Compounds in the Zr-Fe-M System Induced by Irradiation

MRS Proceedings ◽

10.1557/proc-373-183 ◽

1994 ◽

Vol 373 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Arthur T. Motta ◽

Lawrence M. Howe ◽

Paul R. Okamoto

Keyword(s):

Critical Temperature ◽

Low Temperature ◽

Dose Rate ◽

Intermetallic Compounds ◽

Electron Energy ◽

Energy Dependence ◽

Electron Irradiation ◽

Critical Temperatures ◽

Lower Critical Temperature ◽

Ternary Intermetallic Compounds

AbstractThe binary and ternary intermetallic compounds Zr3Fe, Zr2 Fe, (Zr0.5,Nb0.5)3Fe, Zr3(Fe0.9,Ni0.1) and Zr3(Fe0.5,Ni0.5) were subjected to 900 keV electron irradiation until amorphous to study the change in the dose-to-amorphization with temperature. The critical temperatures were observed to vary with dose rate, and with the type of compound. Hexagonal (Zr0.5,Nb0.5)3Fe had an appreciably lower critical temperature and higher dose to amorphization at low temperature than orthorombic Zr3Fe, whereas other orthorombic Zr3(Fex,NiI-x) compounds were essentially identical in behavior to Zr3Fe. The electron energy dependence of the dose-to-amorphization was studied in Zr3Fe between 250 and 900 keV. The analysis of the results gives displacement energies of EZrd = 26 eV, EFed = 18 eV in the Zr3Fe compound.

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Electron energy dependence on inducing the photoluminescence lines of 6H-SiC by electron irradiation

Physica B Condensed Matter ◽

10.1016/j.physb.2005.12.095 ◽

2006 ◽

Vol 376-377 ◽

pp. 374-377 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

C.C. Ling ◽

X.D. Chen ◽

M. Gong ◽

C.L. Yang ◽

W.K. Ge ◽

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Keyword(s):

Electron Energy ◽

Energy Dependence ◽

Electron Irradiation

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Evaluation of single-electron movies of glutamine synthetase molecules

Proceedings, annual meeting, Electron Microscopy Society of America ◽

10.1017/s0424820100075191 ◽

1983 ◽

Vol 41 ◽

pp. 280-281

Author(s):

W. Kunath ◽

E. Zeitler ◽

M. Kessel

Keyword(s):

Electron Microscope ◽

Glutamine Synthetase ◽

Electron Irradiation ◽

Structural Damage ◽

Structural Changes ◽

Single Electron ◽

Continuous Series ◽

Digital Recording ◽

Recording Device ◽

Low Exposure

The features of digital recording of a continuous series (movie) of singleelectron TV frames are reported. The technique is used to investigate structural changes in negatively stained glutamine synthetase molecules (GS) during electron irradiation and, as an ultimate goal, to look for the molecules' “undamaged” structure, say, after a 1 e/Å2 dose.The TV frame of fig. la shows an image of 5 glutamine synthetase molecules exposed to 1/150 e/Å2. Every single electron is recorded as a unit signal in a 256 ×256 field. The extremely low exposure of a single TV frame as dictated by the single-electron recording device including the electron microscope requires accumulation of 150 TV frames into one frame (fig. lb) thus achieving a reasonable compromise between the conflicting aspects of exposure time per frame of 3 sec. vs. object drift of less than 1 Å, and exposure per frame of 1 e/Å2 vs. rate of structural damage.

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Radiation-Induced Precipitation at Thin Foil Surfaces in Ni-Be Alloys

Proceedings, annual meeting, Electron Microscopy Society of America ◽

10.1017/s0424820100055217 ◽

1982 ◽

Vol 40 ◽

pp. 598-599

Author(s):

T. Mukai ◽

T. E. Mitchell

Keyword(s):

Electron Microscopy ◽

High Voltage ◽

Electron Irradiation ◽

High Vacuum ◽

Thin Foil ◽

Homogeneous Precipitation ◽

High Voltage Electron Microscopy ◽

Voltage Electron ◽

High Voltage Electron ◽

Radiation Induced

Radiation-induced homogeneous precipitation in Ni-Be alloys was recently observed by high voltage electron microscopy. A coupling of interstitial flux with solute Be atoms is responsible for the precipitation. The present investigation further shows that precipitation is also induced at thin foil surfaces by electron irradiation under a high vacuum.

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Void-Lattice Formation in Natural Fluorite by Electron Irradiation

Proceedings, annual meeting, Electron Microscopy Society of America ◽

10.1017/s0424820100093031 ◽

1976 ◽

Vol 34 ◽

pp. 614-615 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

L.E. Murr

Keyword(s):

Electron Microscope ◽

Electron Irradiation ◽

Heavy Ion ◽

High Energy ◽

Stoichiometric Ratio ◽

Direct Observations ◽

Transmission Electron ◽

Anion Vacancies ◽

Cation And Anion Vacancies ◽

Lattice Formation

The production of void lattices in metals as a result of displacement damage associated with high energy and heavy ion bombardment is now well documented. More recently, Murr has shown that a void lattice can be developed in natural (colored) fluorites observed in the transmission electron microscope. These were the first observations of a void lattice in an irradiated nonmetal, and the first, direct observations of color-center aggregates. Clinard, et al. have also recently observed a void lattice (described as a high density of aligned "pores") in neutron irradiated Al2O3 and Y2O3. In this latter work, itwas pointed out that in order that a cavity be formed,a near-stoichiometric ratio of cation and anion vacancies must aggregate. It was reasoned that two other alternatives to explain the pores were cation metal colloids and highpressure anion gas bubbles.Evans has proposed that void lattices result from the presence of a pre-existing impurity lattice, and predicted that the formation of a void lattice should restrict swelling in irradiated materials because it represents a state of saturation.

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HREM Study of electron-induced surface radiation damage in ReO3

Proceedings, annual meeting, Electron Microscopy Society of America ◽

10.1017/s0424820100087495 ◽

1991 ◽

Vol 49 ◽

pp. 636-637

Author(s):

R. Ai ◽

H.-J. Fan ◽

L. D. Marks

Keyword(s):

Transition Metal ◽

Metal Ions ◽

Metal Oxides ◽

Electron Irradiation ◽

Transition Metal Oxides ◽

Carbon Film ◽

Transition Metal Ions ◽

Surface Radiation ◽

Valence Transition ◽

Electron Microscopes

It has been known for a long time that electron irradiation induces damage in maximal valence transition metal oxides such as TiO2, V2O5, and WO3, of which transition metal ions have an empty d-shell. This type of damage is excited by electronic transition and can be explained by the Knoteck-Feibelman mechanism (K-F mechanism). Although the K-F mechanism predicts that no damage should occur in transition metal oxides of which the transition metal ions have a partially filled d-shell, namely submaximal valence transition metal oxides, our recent study on ReO3 shows that submaximal valence transition metal oxides undergo damage during electron irradiation.ReO3 has a nearly cubic structure and contains a single unit in its cell: a = 3.73 Å, and α = 89°34'. TEM specimens were prepared by depositing dry powders onto a holey carbon film supported on a copper grid. Specimens were examined in Hitachi H-9000 and UHV H-9000 electron microscopes both operated at 300 keV accelerating voltage. The electron beam flux was maintained at about 10 A/cm2 during the observation.

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Ordering in Ni4Mo by TEM and APFIM

Proceedings, annual meeting, Electron Microscopy Society of America ◽

10.1017/s042482010012597x ◽

1987 ◽

Vol 45 ◽

pp. 214-215

Author(s):

E.A. Kenik ◽

T.A. Zagula ◽

M.K. Miller ◽

J. Bentley

Keyword(s):

Electron Irradiation ◽

Low Temperatures ◽

Short Range ◽

Atom Probe ◽

Range Order ◽

Considerable Time ◽

Probe Field ◽

Disordered Phase ◽

Transmission Electron ◽

Diffraction Patterns

The state of long-range order (LRO) and short-range order (SRO) in Ni4Mo has been a topic of interest for a considerable time (see Brooks et al.). The SRO is often referred to as 1½0 order from the apparent position of the diffuse maxima in diffraction patterns, which differs from the positions of the LRO (D1a) structure. Various studies have shown that a fully disordered state cannot be retained by quenching, as the atomic arrangements responsible for the 1½0 maxima are present at temperatures above the critical ordering temperature for LRO. Over 20 studies have attempted to identify the atomic arrangements associated with this state of order. A variety of models have been proposed, but no consensus has been reached. It has also been shown that 1 MeV electron irradiation at low temperatures (∼100 K) can produce the disordered phase in Ni4Mo. Transmission electron microscopy (TEM), atom probe field ion microscopy (APFIM), and electron irradiation disordering have been applied in the current study to further the understanding of the ordering processes in Ni4Mo.

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