scholarly journals In Situ Hvem Study of Ion Irradiation-Induced Grain Growth in Au Thin Films

1988 ◽  
Vol 128 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joyce C. Liu ◽  
Jian Li ◽  
J. W. Mayer ◽  
Charles W. Allen ◽  
Lynn E. Rehn
Keyword(s):  
Grain Growth ◽  
Room Temperature ◽  
Ion Irradiation ◽  
Boundary Migration ◽  
Grain Boundary Migration ◽  
Average Grain Size ◽  
In Situ Observations ◽  
Au Thin Films ◽  
Grain Coalescence

ABSTRACTIn situ observations of 1.5 MeV Xe+ ion irradiated Au films at room temperature and at 150°C reveal the evolution of grain growth: the average grain size increases by the mechanisms of grain boundary migration and grain coalescence.

Irradiation-induced grain growth in gold and copper: In situ HVEM studies at 75-300 K

1989 ◽  
Vol 47 ◽  
pp. 644-645
Author(s):  
Charles W. Allen
Keyword(s):  
Grain Growth ◽  
Ion Irradiation ◽  
Boundary Migration ◽  
Ion Beam ◽  
National Laboratory ◽  
Argonne National Laboratory ◽  
Average Grain Size ◽  
Growth Phenomenon ◽  
In Situ Experiments

When thin polycrystalline films of Au, Cu and various other materials are subjected to energetic ion irradiation, the average grain size increases even at cryogenic temperatures. As is the case with many ion beam processes, this phenomenon of ion irradiation induced grain growth exhibits only a very mild temperature dependence. This contribution is based on in situ experiments, performed at the HVEM-Tandem User Facility at Argonne National Laboratory. This Facility interfaces a 2 MV Tandem ion accelerator and a 0.6 MV ion implanter to a 1.2 MV AEI high voltage electron microscope, which allows a wide variety of in situ ion beam experiments to be performed with simultaneous irradiation and electron microscopy or diffraction. A series of in situ ion and/or electron irradiation experiments is being performed at the HVEM-Tandem Facility at Argonne which have shown clearly for fine grained Au films that two mechanisms for growth are operative for the ion beam case: grain boundary migration as in normal thermal grain growth and grain coalescence which is similar in appearance to recrystallization by subgrain coalescence. Especially in the case of Au for which ion-induced growth is relatively rapid, such in situ experiments also demonstrate the importance of dislocation activity which is a consequence of the collision cascade damage associated with ion irradiation. Existing theories for irradiation-induced grain growth assume that growth occurs by boundary migration and that only point defects generated at grain boundaries are responsible for the growth phenomenon.

scholarly journals In Situ Grain Growth of Nanograined Magnetite under Ion Irradiation at Room Temperature and 500 ℃

2021 ◽  
Vol 27 (S1) ◽  
pp. 2640-2643
Author(s):  
Chris McRobie ◽  
Ryan Schoell ◽  
Tiffany Kaspar ◽  
Daniel Schreiber ◽  
Djamel Kaoumi
Keyword(s):  
Grain Growth ◽  
Room Temperature ◽  
Ion Irradiation

Irradiation-Induced Grain Growth: Role of Dislocations

1989 ◽  
Vol 157 ◽  
Author(s):  
Charles W. Allen ◽  
Lynn E. Rehn
Keyword(s):  
Grain Growth ◽  
Point Defects ◽  
Ion Irradiation ◽  
Boundary Migration ◽  
Dislocation Motion ◽  
Boundary Structure ◽  
Thermal Growth ◽  
Growth Phenomenon

ABSTRACTExisting theories of irradiation-induced grain growth assume that growth occurs by the boundary migration mechanism commonly observed for thermal growth and that it is only the point defects generated si boundaries during the irradiation which are responsible for boundary migration. In contrast, in situ observations during ion irradiation of Au films at temperatures less than 20 K even have clearly demonstrated that growth occurs both by boundary migration and by grain coalescence. Here we present further evidence for the latter. Furthermore, the substantial defect cluster activity observed during irradiation suggests that dislocations play a significant role in the growth phenomenon. Here, we also demonstrate qualitatively that glide of such dislocations to or “through” a boundary can produce essentially the same effect on boundary position or structure that the original point defects would have had if they had migrated individually to or through the boundary. Via dislocation motion, point defects originating far from a boundary may induce boundary migration or boundary structure change, and hence, grain growth.

In-Situ Observations on Interphase Boundary Migration and Grain Growth during α/γ Phase Transformation in Iron Alloys

2004 ◽  
Vol 467-470 ◽  
pp. 819-824 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tadao Watanabe ◽  
Kouichi Obara ◽  
Sadahiro Tsurekawa
Keyword(s):  
Phase Transformation ◽  
Grain Growth ◽  
Boundary Migration ◽  
Triple Junctions ◽  
Nucleation Sites ◽  
Interphase Boundaries ◽  
In Situ Observations ◽  
Bcc Phase ◽  
New Phase

In-situ observations of a/g phase transformation were made to study the effect of grain boundary microstructure of the generation of a new phase and the migration of a/g interphase boundaries in an Iron-4.2at.%Cr alloy. It was found that triple junctions with more random boundaries could be the primary nucleation sites, while triple junctions with low angle and low S coincidence boundaries did not play a role as preferential sites. The migration of a/g interphase boundaries during heating across the transformation temperature showed the two stage behaviour characterized first by a stage with a migration velocity of 0.33-0.75µm/s and secondly a stage with 3.7-7.6 µm/s. It was also found that abnormal grain growth and a high density of S3 coincidence boundaries could occur in the a/bcc phase after cycling of a/g/ a phase transformation.

Thermal Properties of Nanocrystalline Silver

1992 ◽  
Vol 286 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xijun Wu ◽  
Hongfei Zhang ◽  
Xiaoying Qin ◽  
Lifang Chen ◽  
Guanzhong Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Properties ◽  
Grain Growth ◽  
Room Temperature ◽  
Nanocrystalline State ◽  
Gas Condensation ◽  
Average Grain Size ◽  
Endothermal Peak ◽  
Dsc Curves ◽  
Compacting Pressure

ABSTRACTThe thermal properties of the nanocrystalline metal Ag (n-Ag), with the average grain size of 10 run, synthesized by an inert gas condensation and in situ compacting technique under different pressures of 0.2 to 1.5 GPa were studied. The thermal stable temperature for asprepared state is 373K, above which the grain growth appears at different rates. An exothermal peak and an endothermal peak occur on the DSC curves of the n-Ag. The enthalpy of both peaks are dependent upon the compacting pressure. Tht enhancement of the specific heat in going from the polycrystalline to the nanocrystalline state varies between 5.4% and 3.6% in the temperature range of 380K to 540K. The thermal diffusivity at room temperature increases with grain growth, and approaches to the corresponding value of the polycrystalline Ag.

In Situ Observations and Measurements of Mechanically Induced Grain Boundary Migration in a Scanning Electron Microscope

2012 ◽  
Vol 715-716 ◽  
pp. 819-824 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tatiana Gorkaya ◽  
Thomas Burlet ◽  
Dmitri A. Molodov ◽  
Günter Gottstein
Keyword(s):  
Shear Stress ◽  
Grain Boundary ◽  
Elevated Temperatures ◽  
Boundary Migration ◽  
Grain Boundary Migration ◽  
Orientation Contrast ◽  
In Situ Observations ◽  
Set Up ◽  
Scanning Electron

A novel set-up developed to continuously observe and measure stress driven grain boundary migration is presented. A commercially available tensile/compression SEM unit was utilized for in-situ observations of mechanically loaded samples at elevated temperatures up to 850°C by recording orientation contrast images of bicrystal surfaces. Two sample holders for application of a shear stress to the boundary in bicrystals of different geometry were designed and fabricated. The results of first measurements are presented.

Grain Boundary Migration and Grain Growth Texture Evolution in Zn in a High Magnetic Field

2011 ◽  
Vol 702-703 ◽  
pp. 635-638
Author(s):  
Christoph Günster ◽  
Dmitri A. Molodov ◽  
Günter Gottstein
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Field ◽  
Grain Boundary ◽  
Grain Growth ◽  
Texture Evolution ◽  
Boundary Migration ◽  
Activation Parameters ◽  
Boundary Plane ◽  
Grain Boundary Migration ◽  
Cold Rolled

The magnetically driven motion of planar symmetrical and asymmetrical <> tilt grain boundaries in high purity (99,995%) zinc bicrystals was measured in-situ by means of a po­la­rization microscopy probe in the temperature range between 330°C and 415°C and the corres­pon­ding migration activation parameters were obtained. The results revealed that grain boundary mobi­lity essentially depends on the misorientation angle and the inclination of the boundary plane. The magnetic annealing of the cold rolled (90%) Zn-1.1%Al sheet specimens resulted in an asymmetry of the two major texture components. This effect is attributed to a magnetic driving force for grain growth. The grain microstructure evolution was also essentially affected by a magnetic field.

Grain Growth in Vapor Deposited Aluminium Alloys

1986 ◽  
Vol 77 ◽  
Author(s):  
Uwe Köster ◽  
Paul S. Ho
Keyword(s):  
Grain Size ◽  
Size Distribution ◽  
Grain Growth ◽  
Grain Size Distribution ◽  
Aluminium Alloys ◽  
Boundary Migration ◽  
Grain Boundary Migration ◽  
Quantitative Electron Microscopy ◽  
Grain Sizes ◽  
Grain Coalescence

ABSTRACTIn a number of vapor deposited aluminium alloys grain growth has been investigated systematically by means of quantitative electron microscopy and found to proceed not by grain boundary migration, but by grain coalescence. Parameters influencing the observed mode of grain growth will be discussed with respect to the formation of microstructures with optimal resistance to electromigration, i.e. microstructures with large grain size, high homogeneity in the grain size distribution as well as a strong texture.Analyses of grain size distribution after annealing indicate a strong retardation in grain growth by the solute in all aluminium alloys except Al(Cu). Relative large grain sizes and very small lognormal standard deviations have been observed in Al-l%Cu as well as ternary Al(Cu,Hf) thin films.

In situ studies on grain boundary migration in ceria-stabilized TZP

1990 ◽  
Vol 48 (4) ◽  
pp. 192-193
Author(s):  
Herbert K Schmid
Keyword(s):  
Grain Boundary ◽  
Grain Boundaries ◽  
Room Temperature ◽  
Boundary Migration ◽  
Tetragonal Zirconia ◽  
In Situ Tem ◽  
Grain Boundary Migration ◽  
Thin Foils ◽  
Prepared State

Tetragonal zirconia polycrystals (TZP) have become of interest due to their exceptionally good combination of mechanical properties. In a previous study the microstructure/microchemistry of grain boundaries (GBs) in CeO2 stabilized ZrO2 (Ce-TZP) was investigated and evidence was found on the existence of vitreous ana crystalline intergranular phases in these ceramics. Recently, the observation of wavy GBs in ceria-zirconia was reported. This phenomenon was attributed to diffusion-induced grain boundary migration (DIGM). In the present work, the in-situ TEM observation of GB migration in Ce-TZP, nominally at room temperature, is reported.Thin foils for TEM observations were prepared from a Ce-TZP ceramic nominally composed of 90 mol% ZrO2 plus 10 mol% CeO2 and were examined in a Philips EM 420 analytical STEM, operated at 120 kV. Grain boundaries were observed to migrate in specimen areas exposed to extensive electron irradiation during TEM experiments. The micrograph in Fig. 1 shows a BF image of a triple grain junction (TJ) area in the as-prepared state.

scholarly journals In Situ Investigation of Grain Evolution of 300M Steel in Isothermal Holding Process

Materials ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (10) ◽  
pp. 1862 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rongchuang Chen ◽  
Zhizhen Zheng ◽  
Jianjun Li ◽  
Ning Li ◽  
Fei Feng
Keyword(s):  
Grain Size ◽  
Grain Boundary ◽  
Grain Growth ◽  
Isothermal Holding ◽  
In Situ Observation ◽  
Initial Stage ◽  
300M Steel ◽  
Average Grain Size ◽  
In Situ Observations

The relationships between initial microstructures, process parameters, and grain evolutions in isothermal holdings have drawn wide attention in recent years, but the grain growth behaviors of 300M steel were not well understood, resulting in a failure in precise microstructure controlling in heat treatment. In this work, in situ observations were carried out to characterize the grain evolutions of 300M steel with varying holding time, holding temperatures, and initial microstructures. The intriguing finding was that the grain refinement by austenization of 300M steel was followed by a dramatic grain growth in the initial stage of holding (≤~600 s), and with increasing time (~600–7200 s), the average grain size appeared to have a limit value at specific temperatures. The austenization process accelerated the grain growth by generating large quantity of grain boundaries at the initial stage of holdings, and the growth rate gradually slowed down after holding for ~600 s because the driven force was weakened due to the reduction of grain boundary energy. The initial structure and the initial grain size of 300M steel had no obvious influences on the grain size evolutions. The mechanisms of grain growth were analyzed based on in situ observations and transmission electron microscope (TEM) characterizations. A grain evolution model considering the grain boundary migration of 300M steel was established for the isothermal holding process. Good agreement was obtained between the in situ observation results and the model calculation results. This investigation aimed to understand fundamentally the grain evolutions of 300M steel in the isothermal holding process.

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