The Quantitative Operational Space for Three-dimensional Atom Probes

Author

Miller, Michael K. ; Larson, D. J. ; Olson, J. D. ; Kostrna, S. L. P. ; O´Neil, R. W. ; Geiser, B. ; Oltman, E.

Author_Institution

Div. of Mater. Sci. & Technol., Oak Ridge Nat. Lab., TN

fYear

2006

fDate

38899

Firstpage

89

Lastpage

90

Abstract

The operational space for quantitative analysis of a range of materials has been investigated with local electrode atom probe equipped with a high pulse repetition rate voltage pulse generator and a ultrafast pulsed laser. This operating space has been explored with the following systems: a binary alloy composed of elements with dramatically different evaporations fields; a material with a single isotope and a low fraction of a solute; a multi-element commercial alloy; and highly resistive material. The materials chosen for this study included an Fe-3.25% Si alloy, aluminium alloy, a nickel based superalloy, a zirconium-based alloy and a semiconductor

Keywords

aluminium alloys; field evaporation; high-speed optical techniques; iron alloys; nickel alloys; silicon alloys; zirconium alloys; FeSi; evaporations fields; high pulse repetition rate voltage pulse generator; isotope; operational space; three-dimensional atom probes; ultrafast pulsed laser; Aluminum alloys; Atomic beams; Electrodes; Nickel alloys; Optical materials; Optical pulse generation; Probes; Semiconductor materials; Silicon alloys; Space exploration;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Vacuum Nanoelectronics Conference, 2006 and the 2006 50th International Field Emission Symposium., IVNC/IFES 2006. Technical Digest. 19th International

Conference_Location

Guilin

Print_ISBN

1-4244-0401-0

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IVNC.2006.335371

Filename

4134473