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Advanced Material Characterization by Atom Probe Tomography and Electron Microscopy

Prof. Surendra Kumar Makineni · IISc Bangalore

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About

This PG/PhD level course will introduce students to advanced electron microscopy and atom probe tomography techniques that can be used to understand fundamental microstructural entities of alloys in relation to their physical/structural properties at the micro-to-atomic scale.

Intended audience: Materials Science, Physics, Chemistry

Prerequisites: Basics of solid state physics

Lectures

Week 1 Introduction and Field Ion Microscopy

  1. Introduction to the course YouTube
  2. History from electrons to field ionisation to field evaporation YouTube
  3. Filed Ion Microscopy YouTube
  4. Basic physics behind Field Ionisation YouTube

Week 2 Introduction to Field Evaporation

  1. Field Ion Microscopy Instrumentation YouTube
  2. Field Ionisation to Field Evaporation YouTube

Week 3 Field Desorption to Atom Probe Tomography

  1. Field Desorption Microscopy YouTube
  2. Atom Probe Tomography: Variables YouTube

Week 4 Atom Probe Tomography

  1. Instrumentation YouTube
  2. Pulsing methods YouTube

Week 5 Atom Probe Tomography and experimental protocols for FIM and APT

  1. Photon-assisted Ionisation YouTube
  2. Experimental protocols for APT YouTube
  3. Experimental protocols for APT YouTube
  4. Experimental protocols for APT YouTube

Week 6 Atom Probe Tomography Reconstructions

  1. Tomographic Reconstruction YouTube
  2. Tomographic Reconstruction YouTube
  3. Tomographic Reconstruction YouTube
  4. Calibration of reconstruction YouTube

Week 7 Atom Probe Tomography Reconstructions, Sample Preparation

  1. Common artifacts in reconstruction YouTube
  2. Spatial resolution in reconstruction YouTube
  3. Electropolishing YouTube
  4. Focused Ion Beam (FIB) YouTube

Week 8 Sample Preparation and Reconstruction data

  1. Focused Ion Beam (FIB) YouTube
  2. Focused Ion Beam (FIB) YouTube
  3. Data analysis YouTube
  4. Quality of data YouTube

Week 9 Focussed Ion Beam (FIB) Practicals

  1. Mounting of specimens YouTube
  2. Ion milling of specimens YouTube

Week 10 Reconstruction data and Atom Probe (APT) Practicals

  1. Data analysis YouTube
  2. Specimen loading YouTube
  3. Data acquisition YouTube

Week 11 Reconstruction data and Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM)

  1. Data analysis YouTube
  2. Basics YouTube
  3. Basics YouTube
  4. Basics YouTube

Week 12 Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM), Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) and Correlative Microscopy

  1. Electron specimen interaction YouTube
  2. TEM column cross-section YouTube
  3. Electron Diffraction YouTube
  4. Diffraction Patterns YouTube
  5. Imaging YouTube
  6. Defect analysis YouTube
  7. Image Formation YouTube
  8. Detection of electrons and ECCI YouTube
  9. Application to Materials Science YouTube
  10. Application to Materials Science YouTube
  11. Application to Materials Science YouTube

Syllabus and materials

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Credits and licence

Institution
IISc Bangalore
Department
Metallurgy and Material Science
Teacher
Prof. Surendra Kumar Makineni
Level
Graduate
Language
English
Subjects
Engineering
Source
NPTEL
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA, as NPTEL states it. Non-commercial use only. NPTEL's terms
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