Methods for determining elastic strains from electron backscatter diffraction and electron channelling patterns

Two approaches to the measurement of elastic strains from electron channelling patterns (ECPs) and electron backscatter diffraction (EBSD) patterns are assessed. Analysis of the shift in channelling (or Kikuchi) line positions has been shown to yield strain sensitivities of up to 3 parts in 10(4) wh...

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Main Author: Wilkinson, A
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Published: 1997
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description Two approaches to the measurement of elastic strains from electron channelling patterns (ECPs) and electron backscatter diffraction (EBSD) patterns are assessed. Analysis of the shift in channelling (or Kikuchi) line positions has been shown to yield strain sensitivities of up to 3 parts in 10(4) when {10 10 0} lines in ECPs are used. The lack of such fine detail in EBSD patterns restricts such methods to strains at least one order of magnitude greater. For EBSD an alternative method is presented in which elastic strains are determined from measurements of small shifts in zone axis positions. The strain sensitivity of the method was found to be 2 parts in 10(4). Measurements, using this method, of elastic strains in Si1-xGex epitaxial layers grown on Si substrates gave excellent agreements with X-Ray diffraction data. The EBSD technique is capable of determining elastic strain variations at submicrometre resolution.
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spelling oxford-uuid:c0abed22-eaac-40e8-b250-6fcef1cc4ee82022-03-27T05:56:05ZMethods for determining elastic strains from electron backscatter diffraction and electron channelling patternsConference itemhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_5794uuid:c0abed22-eaac-40e8-b250-6fcef1cc4ee8Symplectic Elements at Oxford1997Wilkinson, ATwo approaches to the measurement of elastic strains from electron channelling patterns (ECPs) and electron backscatter diffraction (EBSD) patterns are assessed. Analysis of the shift in channelling (or Kikuchi) line positions has been shown to yield strain sensitivities of up to 3 parts in 10(4) when {10 10 0} lines in ECPs are used. The lack of such fine detail in EBSD patterns restricts such methods to strains at least one order of magnitude greater. For EBSD an alternative method is presented in which elastic strains are determined from measurements of small shifts in zone axis positions. The strain sensitivity of the method was found to be 2 parts in 10(4). Measurements, using this method, of elastic strains in Si1-xGex epitaxial layers grown on Si substrates gave excellent agreements with X-Ray diffraction data. The EBSD technique is capable of determining elastic strain variations at submicrometre resolution.
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Methods for determining elastic strains from electron backscatter diffraction and electron channelling patterns
title Methods for determining elastic strains from electron backscatter diffraction and electron channelling patterns
title_full Methods for determining elastic strains from electron backscatter diffraction and electron channelling patterns
title_fullStr Methods for determining elastic strains from electron backscatter diffraction and electron channelling patterns
title_full_unstemmed Methods for determining elastic strains from electron backscatter diffraction and electron channelling patterns
title_short Methods for determining elastic strains from electron backscatter diffraction and electron channelling patterns
title_sort methods for determining elastic strains from electron backscatter diffraction and electron channelling patterns
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