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Title: Exploring Coupled Extreme Environments via In-situ Transmission Electron Microscopy

Journal Article · · Microscopy Today
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  1. Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
  2. Idaho National Lab. (INL), Idaho Falls, ID (United States)
  3. Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States); Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)

In-situ transmission electron microscopy (TEM) provides an avenue to explore time-dependent nanoscale material changes induced by a wide range of environmental conditions that govern material performance and degradation. The In-situ Ion Irradiation TEM (I3TEM) at Sandia National Laboratories is a JEOL 2100 microscope that has been highly modified with an array of hardware and software that makes it particularly well suited to explore fundamental mechanisms that arise from coupled extreme conditions. Here, examples pertaining to multibeam ion irradiation, rapid thermal cycling, and nanomechanical testing on the I3TEM are highlighted, along with prospective advancements in the field of in-situ microscopy.

Research Organization:
Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA); USDOE Office of Science (SC)
Grant/Contract Number:
AC04-94AL85000; AC07-051D14517; NA0003525
OSTI ID:
1770788
Report Number(s):
SAND-2021-2560J; 694490
Journal Information:
Microscopy Today, Vol. 29, Issue 1; ISSN 1551-9295
Publisher:
Cambridge University PressCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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