Atom probe tomography: Development and application to the geosciences

SM Reddy, DW Saxey, WDA Rickard… - Geostandards and …, 2020‏ - Wiley Online Library
Atom probe tomography (APT) is an analytical technique that provides quantitative three‐
dimensional elemental and isotopic analyses at sub‐nanometre resolution across the whole …

Three-dimensional nanoscale characterisation of materials by atom probe tomography

A Devaraj, DE Perea, J Liu, LM Gordon… - International …, 2018‏ - Taylor & Francis
The development of three-dimensional (3-D), characterisation techniques with high spatial
and mass resolution is crucial for understanding and develo** advanced materials for …

[HTML][HTML] Grain boundary microstructure-property relationships in the cast & wrought Ni-based superalloy René 41 with boron and carbon additions

F Theska, SR Street, M Lison-Pick, S Primig - Acta Materialia, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Cast & wrought Ni-based superalloys are required for manufacturing high-performance
components in gas turbine engines. Their excellent high-temperature properties and …

Direct observation of individual hydrogen atoms at trap** sites in a ferritic steel

YS Chen, D Haley, SSA Gerstl, AJ London, F Sweeney… - Science, 2017‏ - science.org
The design of atomic-scale microstructural traps to limit the diffusion of hydrogen is one key
strategy in the development of hydrogen-embrittlement–resistant materials. In the case of …

Carbon redistribution in quenched and tempered lath martensite

L Morsdorf, E Emelina, B Gault, M Herbig, CC Tasan - Acta Materialia, 2021‏ - Elsevier
Tempering-induced carbon redistribution in martensitic steels from clustering to carbide
precipitation is relevant to various steel processing operations and resulting property …

Engineering metal-carbide hydrogen traps in steels

PY Liu, B Zhang, R Niu, SL Lu, C Huang… - Nature …, 2024‏ - nature.com
Hydrogen embrittlement reduces the durability of the structural steels required for the
hydrogen economy. Understanding how hydrogen interacts with the materials plays a …

Solute hydrogen and deuterium observed at the near atomic scale in high-strength steel

AJ Breen, LT Stephenson, B Sun, Y Li, O Kasian… - Acta Materialia, 2020‏ - Elsevier
Observing solute hydrogen (H) in matter is a formidable challenge, yet, enabling quantitative
imaging of H at the atomic-scale is critical to understand its deleterious influence on the …

[HTML][HTML] Design of high-strength martensitic steels by novel mixed-metal nanoprecipitates for high toughness and suppressed hydrogen embrittlement

M Moshtaghi, E Maawad, A Bendo, A Krause, J Todt… - Materials & …, 2023‏ - Elsevier
To obtain a fundamental understanding of mechanisms of hydrogen embrittlement (HE) and
its prevention in advanced high-strength steels containing novel nanoscale mixed-metal …

Correlated ion analysis and the interpretation of atom probe mass spectra

DW Saxey - Ultramicroscopy, 2011‏ - Elsevier
Several techniques are presented for extracting information from atom probe mass spectra
by investigating correlations within multiple-ion detector events. Analyses of this kind can …

Atom probe tomography: A local probe for chemical bonds in solids

O Cojocaru‐Mirédin, Y Yu, J Köttgen… - Advanced …, 2024‏ - Wiley Online Library
Atom probe tomography is frequently employed to characterize the elemental distribution in
solids with atomic resolution. Here the potential of this technique to locally probe chemical …