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Title: Nanoscale imaging of the full strain tensor of specific dislocations extracted from a bulk sample

Journal Article · · Physical Review Materials

Lattice defects play a key role in determining the properties of crystalline materials. Probing the three-dimensional (3D) lattice strains that govern their interactions remains a challenge. Bragg coherent diffraction imaging (BCDI) allows strain to be measured with nanoscale 3D resolution. However, it is currently limited to materials that form microcrystals. In this work, we introduce a technique that allows the manufacture of BCDI samples from bulk materials. Using tungsten as an example, we show that focused ion-beam machining can be used to extract, from macroscopic crystals, micron-sized BCDI samples containing specific preselected defects. To interpret the experimental data, we develop a displacement-gradient-based analysis for multireflection BCDI. This provides accurate recovery of the full lattice strain tensor from samples containing multiple dislocations. These capabilities open the door to BCDI as a microscopy tool for studying complex real-world materials.

Research Organization:
Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
European Research Council (ERC); European Union - Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Programme; Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC); Leverhulme Trust; USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
Grant/Contract Number:
AC02-06CH11357
OSTI ID:
1616753
Journal Information:
Physical Review Materials, Vol. 4, Issue 1; ISSN 2475-9953
Publisher:
American Physical Society (APS)Copyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Citation Metrics:
Cited by: 31 works
Citation information provided by
Web of Science

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