STRAINS IN CRYSTALS WITH AMORPHOUS SURFACE-FILMS STUDIED BY CONVERGENT-BEAM ELECTRON-DIFFRACTION AND HIGH-RESOLUTION IMAGING

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BANHART, F
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[1] Max-Planck-Institut für Metallforschung, Institut für Physik, D-70506 Stuttgart
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10.1016/0304-3991(94)90011-6
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Cross-sectional specimens from crystals which are covered with amorphous surface films such as oxide or epoxy are investigated using large-angle convergent beam electron diffraction (LACBED). Stresses at the crystalline/amorphous interface are induced by the amorphous layer and lead to a relaxation of the lattice in the interfacial region during thinning of the specimen. It is shown that lattice images of crystal regions close to a crystalline/amorphous interface may be affected considerably by relaxation effects.
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