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Title: On the microstructure of nanoporous gold: an x-ray diffraction study

Journal Article · · Nanoletters, vol. 9, no. 3, February 4, 2009, pp. 1158-1163
OSTI ID:950628

The evolution of the grain structure, internal stresses, and the lattice misorientations of nanoporous gold (npAu) during dealloying of bulk (3D) Ag-Au alloy samples was studied by various in-situ and ex-situ X-ray diffraction techniques including powder and Laue diffraction. The experiments reveal that the dealloying process preserves the original crystallographic structure, but leads to a small spread in orientations within individual grains. Furthermore, most grains develop in-plane tensile stress. The feature size of the developing nanoporous structure increases with increasing dealloying time.

Research Organization:
Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
W-7405-ENG-48
OSTI ID:
950628
Report Number(s):
LLNL-JRNL-406614; TRN: US200910%%277
Journal Information:
Nanoletters, vol. 9, no. 3, February 4, 2009, pp. 1158-1163, Vol. 9, Issue 3
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English