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Ultramicroscopy. 2015 Sep;156:37-40. doi: 10.1016/j.ultramic.2015.04.013. Epub 2015 May 06.

Determination of three-dimensional strain state in crystals using self-interfered split HOLZ lines.

Ultramicroscopy

Rodney Herring, Mana Norouzpour, Koh Saitoh, Nobuo Tanaka, Takayoshi Tanji

Affiliations

  1. CAMTEC, MENG, University of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada V8W 2Y2. Electronic address: [email protected].
  2. CAMTEC, MENG, University of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada V8W 2Y2.
  3. EcoTopia, Nagoya University, Nagoya 461-8603, Japan.

PMID: 25978671 DOI: 10.1016/j.ultramic.2015.04.013

Abstract

An experimental method to measure the strain through the thickness of a crystal is demonstrated. This enables the full three-dimensional stress-strain state of a crystal at the nanoscale to be determined taking the current practice from two-dimensional strain state determination. Knowing the 3D strain state is desired by crystal growers in order to improve their crystal's quality. This method involves combining electron diffraction with electron interferometry in a transmission electron microscope. The electron diffraction uses a split higher order Laue zone (HOLZ) line and the electron interferometry uses an electron biprism.

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Keywords: CBED; Electron holography; Split HOLZ line; Three-dimensional crystal strain

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