Chemical widths at composite interfaces: Relationships to structural widths and methods for measurement

Ray Carpenter, J. S. Bow, M. J. Kim, K. Das Chowdhury, W. Braue

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Abstract

Energy selected imaging with a Zeiss 912 Ω-filter TEM was used to examine grain boundary solute distributions in an Si 3N 4/SiC(w) ceramic densified with Y 2O 3+Al 2O 3 sintering aid. These results are compared to boundary region solute distributions in the same materials determined by field emission small probe electron energy loss spectroscopy and related methods. The intrinsic higher incident flux of the FEG small probe methods renders them the most useful for high spatial resolution local chemical width measurement. Energy selected imaging is fast and relatively simple for determining elemental distributions in boundaries at low magnifications. The methods are complementary.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationMaterials Research Society Symposium - Proceedings
PublisherMaterials Research Society
Pages271-276
Number of pages6
Volume357
StatePublished - 1995
EventProceedings of the 1994 MRS Fall Meeting - Boston, MA, USA
Duration: Nov 28 1994Dec 2 1994

Other

OtherProceedings of the 1994 MRS Fall Meeting
CityBoston, MA, USA
Period11/28/9412/2/94

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials

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