scholarly journals Electron-beam-induced ferroelectric domain behavior in the transmission electron microscope: Toward deterministic domain patterning

2016 ◽  
Vol 94 (17) ◽  
Author(s):  
James L. Hart ◽  
Shi Liu ◽  
Andrew C. Lang ◽  
Alexander Hubert ◽  
Andrius Zukauskas ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Electron Beam ◽  
Electron Microscope ◽  
Transmission Electron Microscope ◽  
Ferroelectric Domain ◽  
Transmission Electron

In situ observation of the motion of ferroelectric domain walls in Bi4Ti3O12 single crystals

2016 ◽  
Vol 49 (5) ◽  
pp. 1645-1652 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wanneng Ye ◽  
Lingli Tang ◽  
Chaojing Lu ◽  
Huabing Li ◽  
Yichun Zhou
Keyword(s):  
Electron Beam ◽  
Electron Microscope ◽  
Single Crystals ◽  
Transmission Electron Microscope ◽  
Domain Walls ◽  
Domain Switching ◽  
Ferroelectric Domain ◽  
In Situ Observation ◽  
Transmission Electron

Five types of ferroelectric domain walls (DWs) are present in Bi4Ti3O12 single crystals (Ye et al., 2015). Here their motion was investigated in situ using transmission electron microscopy and optical microscopy. The motion of P (a)-90° DWs, P (a)-180° DWs and P (c)-180° DWs was observed through electron beam poling in a transmission electron microscope. The growth of new P s(a)-180° nanodomains was frequently seen and they tended to nucleate at preexisting P s(a)-90° DWs. Irregularly curved P (c)-180° DWs exhibit the highest mobility, while migration over a short range occurs occasionally for faceted P s(a)-90° DWs. In addition, the motion of P s(a)-90° DWs and the growth/annihilation of new needle-like P s(a)-90° domains in a 20 µm-thick crystal were observed under an external electric field on an optical microscope. Most of the new needle-like P s(a)-90° domains nucleate at preexisting P s(a)-90° DWs and the former are much smaller than the latter. This is very similar to the situation for P s(a)-180° domain switching induced by electron beam poling in a transmission electron microscope. Our observations suggest the energy hierarchy for different domains of P s(c)-180° ≤ P s(a)-180° ≤ P s(a)-90° ≤ new needle-like P s(a)-90° in ferroelectric Bi4Ti3O12.

Aspects of microanalysis in a transmission electron microscope

1978 ◽  
Vol 36 (1) ◽  
pp. 510-511
Author(s):  
R. Sinclair ◽  
B.E. Jacobson
Keyword(s):  
Grain Size ◽  
Electron Beam ◽  
Electron Microscope ◽  
Chemical Analysis ◽  
Transmission Electron Microscope ◽  
Vapor Deposition ◽  
Critical Currents ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Fine Grain ◽  
Transmission Electron

INTRODUCTIONThe prospect of performing chemical analysis of thin specimens at any desired level of resolution is particularly appealing to the materials scientist. Commercial TEM-based systems are now available which virtually provide this capability. The purpose of this contribution is to illustrate its application to problems which would have been intractable until recently, pointing out some current limitations.X-RAY ANALYSISIn an attempt to fabricate superconducting materials with high critical currents and temperature, thin Nb3Sn films have been prepared by electron beam vapor deposition [1]. Fine-grain size material is desirable which may be achieved by codeposition with small amounts of Al2O3 . Figure 1 shows the STEM microstructure, with large (∽ 200 Å dia) voids present at the grain boundaries. Higher quality TEM micrographs (e.g. fig. 2) reveal the presence of small voids within the grains which are absent in pure Nb3Sn prepared under identical conditions. The X-ray spectrum from large (∽ lμ dia) or small (∽100 Ǻ dia) areas within the grains indicates only small amounts of A1 (fig.3).

Electron beam dynamics in an ultrafast transmission electron microscope with Wehnelt electrode

2016 ◽  
Vol 171 ◽  
pp. 8-18 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. Bücker ◽  
M. Picher ◽  
O. Crégut ◽  
T. LaGrange ◽  
B.W. Reed ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Electron Beam ◽  
Electron Microscope ◽  
Transmission Electron Microscope ◽  
Beam Dynamics ◽  
Transmission Electron ◽  
Electron Beam Dynamics

scholarly journals Study on fracture behavior of individual InAs nanowires using an electron-beam-drilled notch

RSC Advances ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (27) ◽  
pp. 16655-16661 ◽  
Author(s):  
Suji Choi ◽  
Jong Hoon Lee ◽  
Min Wook Pin ◽  
Dong Won Jang ◽  
Seong-Gu Hong ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Electron Beam ◽  
Electron Microscope ◽  
Transmission Electron Microscope ◽  
Fracture Behavior ◽  
Tensile Loading ◽  
Uniaxial Tensile ◽  
Transmission Electron ◽  
Inas Nanowires ◽  
Uniaxial Tensile Loading

The mechanical properties and fracture behavior of individual InAs nanowires (NWs) were investigated under uniaxial tensile loading in a transmission electron microscope.

Coalescence between Au nanoparticles as induced by nanocurvature effect and electron beam athermal activation effect

Nanoscale ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (17) ◽  
pp. 7978-7983 ◽  
Author(s):  
Liang Cheng ◽  
Xianfang Zhu ◽  
Jiangbin Su
Keyword(s):  
Electron Beam ◽  
Electron Microscope ◽  
Transmission Electron Microscope ◽  
Room Temperature ◽  
Electron Beam Irradiation ◽  
Au Nanoparticles ◽  
Beam Irradiation ◽  
Activation Effect ◽  
Transmission Electron

The coalescence of two single-crystalline Au nanoparticles on surface of amorphous SiOxnanowire, as induced by electron beam irradiation, wasin situstudied at room temperature in a transmission electron microscope.

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