Advantages and disadvantages of using a focused ion beam to prepare TEM samples from irradiated U–10Mo monolithic nuclear fuel

Miller, Brandon; Gan, Jian; Madden, James W.; Jue, Jan‐Fong; Robinson, Adam; Keiser, Dennis D.

doi:10.1016/j.jnucmat.2012.01.022

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“…Instead of using tungsten (W) filament or lanthanum hexaboride (LaB 6 ) tip which emits the electrons, a liquid Gallium (Ga) metal as ion source is used in FIB. During FIB operation, individual Ga ions are extracted and accelerated using a high voltage, usually up to 30 kV [2][3][4]. The Ga ion beam is focused by the electromagnetic condenser lenses onto a spot of less than 7 nm in diameter.…”

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Transmission Electron Microscopy Characterization of High-Temperatur Oxidation of Fe-20Cr-5Al Alloy Prepared by Focused Ion Beam Technique

Dani¹,

Untoro²,

Putra³

et al. 2015

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The Focused Ion Beam (FIB) technique was applied for cross section preparation of the oxidized alloy for Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM) study. Prior to preparation, the specimens of Fe-20Cr-5Al alloy sheet were oxidized in air at 1200 o C for 2 minutes, 10 minutes, 2 hours, and 100 hours. The microstructure and elemental composition of the samples were characterized using TEM equipped with an Energy Dispersive X-Ray Spectroscopy (EDX). The Electron Energy Loss Spectroscopy (EELS) was used to determine of the light elements. The TEM investigation reveals remarkable microstructure evolution of the specimens during oxidation which generally exhibit a typical multi-layer structure. The TEM images, however, can provide detailed description about the phases occur after oxidation such as the Tungsten (W) and the Gallium (Ga) layers on top of the samples obviously formed during FIB preparation, the formation of Al 2 O 3 and Cr 2 O 3 layer, MgAl 2 O 4 spinel, porosity, Zr/Hf/Mg phases or clusters inside the oxide scale. Hence, the FIB technique has been proven to be reliable preparation technique for microstructural and elemental studies of Fe-20Cr-5Al alloy using TEM. . Sebelum persiapan dilakukan, spesimen lembar aloi Fe-20Cr-5Al dioksidasi di udara pada suhu 1200 o C selama 2 menit, 10 menit, 2 jam, dan 100 jam. Struktur mikro dan komposisi elemen dari sampel tersebut dianalisis menggunakan TEM yang dilengkapi dengan Spektroskopi Sinar-X Energi Dispersif atau Energy Dispersive X-Ray Spectroscopy (EDX). Spektroskopi Kehilangan Energi Elektron atau Electron Energy Loss Spectroscopy (EELS) digunakan untuk menentukan elemen cahaya. Penggunaan TEM memperlihatkan evolusi struktur mikro yang luar biasa pada spesimen ketika oksidasi dilakukan, yang biasanya memperlihatkan struktur berlapis yang tipikal. Citra TEM memberikan deskripsi yang mendetail mengenai berbagai fase yang muncul setelah oksidasi, seperti lapisan Tungsten (W) dan Gallium (Ga) yang terbentuk di atas sampel selama masa persiapan FIB, pembentukan lapisan Al 2 O 3 dan Cr 2 O 3, spinel MgAl 2 O 4 , porositas, berbagai fase atau kelompok Zr/Hf/Mg di dalam skala oksida. Maka dari itu, teknik FIB telah terbukti sebagai teknik persiapan yang dapat diandalkan untuk meneliti struktur mikro dan elemen dari aloi Fe-20Cr-5Al dengan TEM. Abstrak

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Transmission Electron Microscopy Characterization of High-Temperatur Oxidation of Fe-20Cr-5Al Alloy Prepared by Focused Ion Beam Technique

Dani¹,

Untoro²,

Putra³

et al. 2015

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“…A thin foil of a UMo/X/Al trilayer cross-section [21] was prepared by focused ion beam milling (FIB) on a Zeiss Crossbeam NVision40. The thin foil was made by fine trenching from the irradiated UMo/X/Al surface into the interface.…”

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Ion beam induced spinodal decomposition and amorphization in the immiscible bilayer system UMo/Mg

Chiang

Döblinger

Park

et al. 2014

Journal of Nuclear Materials

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“…As very recently shown, thin foils at the U-Mo/Al interface can be prepared for TEM analyses by focused ion beam milling (FIB) in thermally annealed diffusion couples [27,28] or even in in-pile irradiated monolithic U-Mo/Al fuels [33]. For preparation of cross sectional focused ion beam lamellae suitable for TEM observations, a Zeiss Crossbeam NVision40 was used.…”

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Evidence of amorphous interdiffusion layer in heavy ion irradiated U–8wt%Mo/Al interfaces

Chiang

Zweifel

Palancher

et al. 2013

Journal of Nuclear Materials

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Advantages and disadvantages of using a focused ion beam to prepare TEM samples from irradiated U–10Mo monolithic nuclear fuel

Cited by 48 publications

References 11 publications

Transmission Electron Microscopy Characterization of High-Temperatur Oxidation of Fe-20Cr-5Al Alloy Prepared by Focused Ion Beam Technique

Transmission Electron Microscopy Characterization of High-Temperatur Oxidation of Fe-20Cr-5Al Alloy Prepared by Focused Ion Beam Technique

Ion beam induced spinodal decomposition and amorphization in the immiscible bilayer system UMo/Mg

Evidence of amorphous interdiffusion layer in heavy ion irradiated U–8wt%Mo/Al interfaces

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