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	Author	Wang, X.; Kustov, S.; Li, K.; Schryvers, D.; Verlinden, B.; Van Humbeeck, J.
	Title	Effect of nanoprecipitates on the transformation behavior and functional properties of a Ti50.8 at.% Ni alloy with micron-sized grains			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2015	Publication	Acta materialia	Abbreviated Journal	Acta Mater
	Volume	82	Issue	82	Pages	224-233
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)
	Abstract	In order to take advantage of both grain refinement and precipitation hardening effects, nanoscaled Ni4Ti3 precipitates are introduced in a Ti50.8 at.% Ni alloy with micron-sized grains (average grain size of 1.7 μm). Calorimetry, electrical resistance studies and thermomechanical tests were employed to study the transformation behavior and functional properties in relation to the obtained microstructure. A significant suppression of martensite transformation by the obtained microstructure is observed. The thermomechanical tests show that the advantageous properties of both grain refinement and precipitation hardening are combined in the developed materials, resulting in superior shape memory characteristics and stability of pseudoelasticity. It is concluded that introducing nanoscaled Ni4Ti3 precipitates into small grains is a new approach to improve the functional properties of NiTi shape memory alloys.
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	Publisher		Place of Publication	Oxford	Editor
	Language		Wos	000347017800021	Publication Date	2014-10-04
	Series Editor		Series Title		Abbreviated Series Title
	Series Volume		Series Issue		Edition
	ISSN	1359-6454;	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	5.301	Times cited	51	Open Access
	Notes	Fwo			Approved	Most recent IF: 5.301; 2015 IF: 4.465
	Call Number	c:irua:120469			Serial	824
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	Author	Colla, M.-S.; Amin-Ahmadi, B.; Idrissi, H.; Malet, L.; Godet, S.; Raskin, J.-P.; Schryvers, D.; Pardoen, T.
	Title	Dislocation-mediated relaxation in nanograined columnar palladium films revealed by on-chip time-resolved HRTEM testing			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2015	Publication	Nature communications	Abbreviated Journal	Nat Commun
	Volume	6	Issue	6	Pages	5922
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)
	Abstract	The high-rate sensitivity of nanostructured metallic materials demonstrated in the recent literature is related to the predominance of thermally activated deformation mechanisms favoured by a large density of internal interfaces. Here we report time-resolved high-resolution electron transmission microscopy creep tests on thin nanograined films using on-chip nanomechanical testing. Tests are performed on palladium, which exhibited unexpectedly large creep rates at room temperature. Despite the small 30-nm grain size, relaxation is found to be mediated by dislocation mechanisms. The dislocations interact with the growth nanotwins present in the grains, leading to a loss of coherency of twin boundaries. The density of stored dislocations first increases with applied deformation, and then decreases with time to drive additional deformation while no grain boundary mechanism is observed. This fast relaxation constitutes a key issue in the development of various micro- and nanotechnologies such as palladium membranes for hydrogen applications.
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	Language		Wos	000348742300002	Publication Date	2015-01-05
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	Series Volume		Series Issue		Edition
	ISSN	2041-1723;	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	12.124	Times cited	34	Open Access
	Notes	Iap7/21; Fwo G012012n			Approved	Most recent IF: 12.124; 2015 IF: 11.470
	Call Number	c:irua:122045			Serial	731
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	Author	Chen, Z.; Tan, Z.; Ji, G.; Schryvers, D.; Ouyang, Q.; Li, Z.
	Title	Effect of interface evolution on thermal conductivity of vacuum hot pressed SiC/Al composites			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2015	Publication	Advanced engineering materials	Abbreviated Journal	Adv Eng Mater
	Volume	17	Issue	17	Pages	1076-1084
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)
	Abstract	The SiC/Al composites have been fabricated by a vacuum hot pressing (VHP) process in order to study the effect of interface evolution on the global thermal conductivity (TC). By optimizing the VHP parameters of sintering temperature and time, the three different kinds of SiC/Al interface configurations, that is, non-bonded, diffusion-bonded, and reaction-bonded interfaces, are formed and identified by measurement of relative density, X-ray diffraction, scanning and (high-resolution) transmission electron microscopy. The VHPed composite sintered at 655 °C for 60 min is fully dense and presents a tightly-adhered and clean SiC/Al interface at the nanoscale, the ideal diffusion-bonded interface being the most favorable for minimizing interfacial thermal resistance, which in turn results in the highest TC of around 270 W/mK.
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	Publisher		Place of Publication	Weinheim	Editor
	Language		Wos	000357680700019	Publication Date	2015-01-02
	Series Editor		Series Title		Abbreviated Series Title
	Series Volume		Series Issue		Edition
	ISSN	1438-1656;	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	2.319	Times cited	9	Open Access
	Notes				Approved	Most recent IF: 2.319; 2015 IF: 1.758
	Call Number	c:irua:123000			Serial	818
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	Author	Pittarello, L.; Ji, G.; Yamaguchi, A.; Schryvers, D.; Debaille, V.; Claeys, P.
	Title	From olivine to ringwoodite : a TEM study of a complex process			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2015	Publication	Meteoritics and Planetary Science	Abbreviated Journal	Meteorit Planet Sci
	Volume	50	Issue	50	Pages	944-957
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)
	Abstract	The study of shock metamorphism of olivine might help to constrain impact events in the history of meteorites. Although shock features in olivine are well known, so far, there are processes that are not yet completely understood. In shock veins, olivine clasts with a complex structure, with a ringwoodite rim and a dense network of lamellae of unidentified nature in the core, have been reported in the literature. A highly shocked (S5-6), L6 meteorite, Asuka 09584, which was recently collected in Antarctica by a Belgian-Japanese joint expedition, contains this type of shocked olivine clasts and has been, therefore, selected for detailed investigations of these features by transmission electron microscopy (TEM). Petrographic, geochemical, and crystallographic studies showed that the rim of these shocked clasts consists of an aggregate of nanocrystals of ringwoodite, with lower Mg/Fe ratio than the unshocked olivine. The clast's core consists of an aggregate of iso-oriented grains of olivine and wadsleyite, with higher Mg/Fe ratio than the unshocked olivine. This aggregate is crosscut by veinlets of nanocrystals of olivine, with extremely low Mg/Fe ratio. The formation of the ringwoodite rim is likely due to solid-state, diffusion-controlled, transformation from olivine under high-temperature conditions. The aggregate of iso-oriented olivine and wadsleyite crystals is interpreted to have formed also by a solid-state process, likely by coherent intracrystalline nucleation. Following the compression, shock release is believed to have caused opening of cracks and fractures in olivine and formation of olivine melt, which has lately crystallized under postshock equilibrium pressure conditions as olivine.
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	Language		Wos	000354258400008	Publication Date	2015-04-20
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	Series Volume		Series Issue		Edition
	ISSN	1086-9379;	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	2.391	Times cited	8	Open Access
	Notes				Approved	Most recent IF: 2.391; 2015 IF: 3.104
	Call Number	c:irua:126058			Serial	1283
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	Author	Delmelle, R.; Amin-Ahmadi, B.; Sinnaeve, M.; Idrissi, H.; Pardoen, T.; Schryvers, D.; Proost, J.
	Title	Effect of structural defects on the hydriding kinetics of nanocrystalline Pd thin films			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2015	Publication	International journal of hydrogen energy	Abbreviated Journal	Int J Hydrogen Energ
	Volume	40	Issue	40	Pages	7335-7347
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)
	Abstract	While the microstructure of a metal is well-known to affect its equilibrium hydrogen uptake and therefore the hydriding thermodynamics, microstructural effects on the hydriding kinetics are much less documented. Moreover, for thin film systems, such microstructural effects are difficult to separate from the internal stress effect, since most defects generate internal stresses. Such a decoupling has been achieved in this paper for nanocrystalline Pd thin film model systems through the use of a high-resolution, in-situ curvature measurement set-up during Pd deposition, annealing and hydriding. This set-up allowed producing Pd thin films with similar internal stress levels but significantly different microstructures. This was evidenced from detailed defect statistics obtained by transmission electron microscopy, which showed that the densities of grain boundaries, dislocations and twin boundaries have all been lowered by annealing. The same set-up was then used to study the hydriding equilibrium and kinetic behaviour of the resulting films at room temperature. A full quantitative analysis of their hydriding cycles showed that the rate constants of both the adsorption- and absorption-limited kinetic regimes were strongly affected by microstructure. Defect engineering was thereby shown to increase the rate constants for hydrogen adsorption and absorption in Pd by a factor 40 and 30, respectively. Copyright (C) 2015, Hydrogen Energy Publications, LLC. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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	Publisher		Place of Publication	Oxford	Editor
	Language		Wos	000355884300012	Publication Date	2015-05-02
	Series Editor		Series Title		Abbreviated Series Title
	Series Volume		Series Issue		Edition
	ISSN	0360-3199;	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	3.582	Times cited	13	Open Access
	Notes	Iap 7/21			Approved	Most recent IF: 3.582; 2015 IF: 3.313
	Call Number	c:irua:126429			Serial	838
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	Author	Tang, Y.; Chen, Z.; Borbely, A.; Ji, G.; Zhong, S.Y.; Schryvers, D.; Ji, V.; Wang, H.W.
	Title	Quantitative study of particle size distribution in an in-situ grown Al-TiB2 composite by synchrotron X-ray diffraction and electron microscopy			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2015	Publication	Materials characterization	Abbreviated Journal	Mater Charact
	Volume	102	Issue	102	Pages	131-136
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)
	Abstract	Synchrotron X-ray diffraction and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) were applied to quantitatively characterize the average particle size and size distribution of free-standing TiB2 particles and TiB2 particles in an insitu grown Al–TiB2 composite. The detailed evaluations were carried out by X-ray line profile analysis using the restrictedmoment method and multiplewhole profile fitting procedure (MWP). Both numericalmethods indicate that the formed TiB2 particles are well crystallized and free of crystal defects. The average particle size determined from different Bragg reflections by the restricted moment method ranges between 25 and 55 nm, where the smallest particle size is determined using the 110 reflection suggesting the highest lateral-growth velocity of (110) facets. TheMWP method has shown that the in-situ grown TiB2 particles have a very low dislocation density (~1011 m−2) and their size distribution can be described by a log-normal distribution. Good agreement was found between the results obtained from the restricted moment and MWP methods, which was further confirmed by TEM.
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	Publisher		Place of Publication	New York	Editor
	Language		Wos	000355335200017	Publication Date	2015-03-04
	Series Editor		Series Title		Abbreviated Series Title
	Series Volume		Series Issue		Edition
	ISSN	1044-5803;	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	2.714	Times cited	41	Open Access
	Notes	This work is financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 51201099 and No. 51301108) and the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation (Grant No. 2013T60443 and No. 2012M520891). The authors are grateful for the project 2013BB03 supported by NPL, CAEP. Many thanks are also due to the faculty of BL14B beamline at the Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility for their help on synchrotron experiments.			Approved	Most recent IF: 2.714; 2015 IF: 1.845
	Call Number	c:irua:126443			Serial	2764
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	Author	Schryvers, D.
	Title	Advanced electron microscopy characterisation of important precipitation and ordering phenomena in shape memory systems			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2015	Publication	Shape memory and superelasticity	Abbreviated Journal
	Volume	1	Issue	1	Pages	78-84
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)
	Abstract	The present paper discusses some important aspects of precipitation and ordering in alloy systems that show a martensitic transformation and can or are used as shape memory or superelastic metallic systems. The precipitates are investigated by a variety of conventional and advanced electron microscopy techniques, including atomic resolution, 3D slice-and-view, energy loss spectroscopy etc. Depending on the system, such secondary phases can decrease the probability of a displacive transformation by changing the phase stability in the system, such as in the case of NiAl or NiTiPd, or can mechanically hinder the passage of the transformation interface, as in NiTiNb. On the other hand, properly controlling the nucleation and growth of some precipitates can strongly improve the properties of some types of materials, as is the case for the well-known Ni4Ti3 precipitates.
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	Language		Wos	000432420400008	Publication Date	2015-04-20
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	Series Volume		Series Issue		Edition
	ISSN	2199-384X;2199-3858;	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record
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	Notes	Fwo			Approved	Most recent IF: NA
	Call Number	c:irua:127684			Serial	69
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	Author	Ji, G.; Tan, Z.; Lu, Y.; Schryvers, D.; Li, Z.; Zhang, D.
	Title	Heterogeneous interfacial chemical nature and bonds in a W-coated diamond/Al composite			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2016	Publication	Materials characterization	Abbreviated Journal	Mater Charact
	Volume	112	Issue	112	Pages	129-133
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)
	Abstract	Heterogeneous Al/Al4C3/Al2O3/diamond{111}, Al/nanolayered Al4C3/diamond{111} and Al12W particle/Al4C3/Al2O3/diamond{111} multi-interfaces have been developed at the nanoscale in a W-coated diamond/Al composite produced by vacuum hot pressing. The formation of nanoscale Al4C3 crystals is strongly associated with local O enrichment and can be further promoted by Al12W interfacial particles. The latter effectively contributes to enhance interfacial chemical bonding reducing interfacial thermal resistance and, in turn, enhancing thermal conductivity.
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	Language		Wos	000370109200015	Publication Date	2015-12-18
	Series Editor		Series Title		Abbreviated Series Title
	Series Volume		Series Issue		Edition
	ISSN	1044-5803	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	2.714	Times cited	7	Open Access
	Notes	This work is financially supported by the FWO project of Belgium (No. U2 FA 070100/3506), the travel funding BQR (No. R8DIV AUE) provided by Université Lille 1, the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 51401123) and the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation (Grant No. 2014 M561469) for Dr. Z.Q. Tan. Dr. W.G. Grünewald (LeicaMicrosystems, Germany) is also thanked for the assistance of surface preparation.			Approved	Most recent IF: 2.714
	Call Number	c:irua:129976			Serial	3987
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	Author	Yao, X.; Li, Y.; Cao, S.; Ma, X.; Zhang, X.-ping; Schryvers, D.
	Title	Optimization of Automated Crystal Orientation and Phase Mapping in TEM Applied to Ni-Ti All Round Shape Memory Alloy			Type	P1 Proceeding
	Year	2015	Publication	MATEC web of conferences T2 – Proceedings of ESOMAT 2015 10th European Symposium on Martensitic Transformations, September 14-18, 2015, Antwerp, Belgium	Abbreviated Journal
	Volume	33	Issue	33	Pages	03022
	Keywords	P1 Proceeding; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)
	Abstract	A new application which focuses on an artificial sphincter fabricated by Ni-Ti SMAs for human implantation is under investigation by applying the all-round shape memory effect with precise control of the phase transformation temperatures. In this study, a Ni51at.%-Ti alloy was fabricated by arc melting with fast solidification, followed by a proper strained aging which induces the two way shape memory effect needed for this particular application. Differential scanning calorimetry was used to investigate the thermal behavior and transmission electron microscopy was used for studying the microstructure of the alloys. With the latter the novel technique of automated crystal orientation microscopy is used and optimized to obtain phase and orientation mapping of the various structures.
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	Language		Wos	000372402800037	Publication Date	2015-12-15
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	Series Volume		Series Issue		Edition
	ISSN	2261-236X	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor		Times cited	1	Open Access
	Notes	The author gratefully acknowledges the Chinese Scholarship Council (CSC) for providing a scholarship.			Approved	Most recent IF: NA
	Call Number	c:irua:129977			Serial	3988
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	Author	Yao, X.; Cao, S.; Zhang, X.P.; Schryvers, D.
	Title	Microstructural Characterization and Transformation Behavior of Porous Ni50.8Ti49.2			Type	P1 Proceeding
	Year	2015	Publication	Materials Today: Proceedings	Abbreviated Journal
	Volume	2	Issue	2	Pages	S833-S836
	Keywords	P1 Proceeding; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)
	Abstract	Porous Ni50.8Ti49.2 bulk material was prepared by powder metallurgy sintering. Solid solution and aging treatments were applied to improve the phase homogeneity and phase transformation behavior. Scanning and transmission electron microscopy, aided by energy dispersive X-ray analysis, were used to study the microstructure and chemical phase content of the alloys. In-situ cooling was carried out to observe the phase transformation behavior. As-received material contains dispersed Ni2Ti4O particles while Ni4Ti3 precipitates appear after aging. Close to pore edges, the latter have a preferential orientation due to the induced stress fields in the matrix.
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	Language		Wos	000371032100081	Publication Date	2015-11-05
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	Series Volume		Series Issue		Edition
	ISSN	2214-7853	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor		Times cited		Open Access
	Notes	The author gratefully acknowledges the Chinese Scholarship Council (CSC) for providing a scholarship and the Key Project of the Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province under grant No. S2013020012805.			Approved	Most recent IF: NA
	Call Number	c:irua:129980			Serial	3989
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	Author	Pardoen, T.; Colla, M.-S.; Idrissi, H.; Amin-Ahmadi, B.; Wang, B.; Schryvers, D.; Bhaskar, U.K.; Raskin, J.-P.
	Title	A versatile lab-on-chip test platform to characterize elementary deformation mechanisms and electromechanical couplings in nanoscopic objects			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2016	Publication	Comptes rendus : physique	Abbreviated Journal	Cr Phys
	Volume	17	Issue	17	Pages	485-495
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)
	Abstract	A nanomechanical on-chip test platform has recently been developed to deform under a variety of loading conditions freestanding thin films, ribbons and nanowires involving submicron dimensions. The lab-on-chip involves thousands of elementary test structures from which the elastic modulus, strength, strain hardening, fracture, creep properties can be extracted. The technique is amenable to in situ transmission electron microscopy (TEM) investigations to unravel the fundamental underlying deformation and fracture mechanisms that often lead to size-dependent effects in small-scale samples. The method allows addressing electrical and magnetic couplings as well in order to evaluate the impact of large mechanical stress levels on different solid-state physics phenomena. We had the chance to present this technique in details to Jacques Friedel in 2012 who, unsurprisingly, made a series of critical and very relevant suggestions. In the spirit of his legacy, the paper will address both mechanics of materials related phenomena and couplings with solids state physics issues.
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	Language		Wos	000373524300020	Publication Date	2015-12-01
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	Series Volume		Series Issue		Edition
	ISSN	1631-0705	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	2.048	Times cited	7	Open Access
	Notes	This research has been performed with the financial support of the “Politique scientifique fédérale” under the framework of the interuniversity attraction poles program, IAP7/21, as well as with the support of the “Communauté française de Belgique” under the program “Actions de recherche concertées” ARC 05/10-330 and ARC Convention No. 11/16-037. The support of the “Fonds belge pour la recherche dans l'industrie et l'agriculture (FRIA)” for M.-S. Colla is also gratefully acknowledged as are the FWO research projects G012012N “Understanding nanocrystalline mechanical behavior from structural investigations” for B. Amin-Ahmadi.			Approved	Most recent IF: 2.048
	Call Number	c:irua:129995			Serial	4014
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	Author	Gong, X.; Marmy, P.; Volodin, A.; Amin-Ahmadi, B.; Qin, L.; Schryvers, D.; Gavrilov, S.; Stergar, E.; Verlinden, B.; Wevers, M.; Seefeldt, M.
	Title	Multiscale investigation of quasi-brittle fracture characteristics in a 9Cr–1Mo ferritic–martensitic steel embrittled by liquid lead–bismuth under low cycle fatigue			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2016	Publication	Corrosion science	Abbreviated Journal
	Volume	102	Issue	102	Pages	137-152
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)
	Abstract	Liquid metal embrittlement (LME) induced quasi-brittle fracture characteristics of a 9Cr–1Mo ferritic–martensitic steel (T91) after fatigue cracking in lead–bismuth eutectic (LBE) have been investigated at various length scales. The results show that the LME fracture morphology is primarily characterized by quasi-brittle translath flat regions partially covered by nanodimples, shallow secondary cracks propagating along the martensitic lath boundaries as well as tear ridges covered by micro dimples. These diverse LME fracture features likely indicate a LME mechanism involving multiple physical processes, such as weakening induced interatomic decohesion at the crack tip and plastic shearing induced nano/micro voiding in the plastic zone.
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	Language		Wos	000367275700014	Publication Date	2015-10-22
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	ISSN	0010938X	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor		Times cited	16	Open Access
	Notes	The work is financially supported by the MYRRHA project,SCK•CEN, Belgium and partly funded by the European AtomicEnergy Community’s (Euratom) Seventh Framework ProgrammeFP7/2007-2013 under grant agreement No. 604862 (MatISSEproject) and in the framework of the EERA (European EnergyResearch Alliance) Joint Programme on Nuclear Materials. Dr. TomVan der Donck (KU Leuven) is acknowledged for the EBSD mea-surements. The authors are grateful to Dr. Van Renterghem Wouter(SCK•CEN) for fruitful discussion of the TEM results. Xing Gongsincerely acknowledges valuable suggestions from Dr. S.P. Lynch(Defence Science and Technology Organisation and Monash Uni-versity, Melbourne, Australia).			Approved	Most recent IF: NA
	Call Number	c:irua:129997			Serial	4013
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	Author	Amin-Ahmadi, B.; Connétable, D.; Fivel, M.; Tanguy, D.; Delmelle, R.; Turner, S.; Malet, L.; Godet, S.; Pardoen, T.; Proost, J.; Schryvers, D.; Idrissi, H.
	Title	Dislocation/hydrogen interaction mechanisms in hydrided nanocrystalline palladium films			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2016	Publication	Acta materialia	Abbreviated Journal	Acta Mater
	Volume	111	Issue	111	Pages	253-261
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)
	Abstract	The nanoscale plasticity mechanisms activated during hydriding cycles in sputtered nanocrystalline Pd films have been investigated ex-situ using advanced transmission electron microscopy techniques. The internal stress developing within the films during hydriding has been monitored in-situ. Results showed that in Pd films hydrided to β-phase, local plasticity was mainly controlled by dislocation activity in spite of the small grain size. Changes of the grain size distribution and the crystallographic texture have not been observed. In contrast, significant microstructural changes were not observed in Pd films hydrided to α-phase. Moreover, the effect of hydrogen loading on the nature and density of dislocations has been investigated using aberration-corrected TEM. Surprisingly, a high density of shear type stacking faults has been observed after dehydriding, indicating a significant effect of hydrogen on the nucleation energy barriers of Shockley partial dislocations. Ab-initio calculations of the effect of hydrogen on the intrinsic stable and unstable stacking fault energies of palladium confirm the experimental observations.
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	Language		Wos	000375812100027	Publication Date	2016-04-06
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	ISSN	1359-6454	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	5.301	Times cited	14	Open Access
	Notes	This work was carried out in the framework of the IAP program of the Belgian State Federal Office for Scientific, Technical and Cultural Affairs, under Contract No. P7/21. The support of the FWO research project G012012N “Understanding nanocrystalline mechanical behaviour from structural investigations” for B. Amin-Ahmadi is also gratefully acknowledged. This work was granted access to the HPC resources of CALMIP (CICT Toulouse, France) under the allocations 2014-p0912 and 2014-p0749.			Approved	Most recent IF: 5.301
	Call Number	c:irua:132678			Serial	4054
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	Author	Lu, J.B.; Schryvers, D.
	Title	Microstructure and phase composition characterization in a Co38Ni33Al29 ferromagnetic shape memory alloy			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2016	Publication	Materials characterization	Abbreviated Journal	Mater Charact
	Volume	118	Issue	118	Pages	9-13
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)
	Abstract	Transmission electron microscopy was performed to investigate the microstructures of a secondary phase and its surrounding matrix in a Co38Ni33Al29 ferromagnetic shape memory alloy. The secondary phase shows a γ′ L12 structure exhibiting a dendritic morphology with enclosed B2 austenite regions while the matrix shows the L10 martensitic structure. A secondary phase-austenite-martensite sandwich structure with residual austenite ranging from several hundred nanometers to several micrometers wide is observed at the secondary phase-martensite interface due to the depletion of Co and enrichment of Al in the chemical gradient zone and the effect of the strong martensitic start temperature dependency of the element concentrations. The crystallographic orientation relationship of the secondary phase and the B2 austenite fits the Kurdjumov-Sachs relationship.
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	Language		Wos	000383292000002	Publication Date	2016-05-04
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	Series Volume		Series Issue		Edition
	ISSN	1044-5803	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	2.714	Times cited	3	Open Access
	Notes	J.B. Lu thanks the Belgian Science Ministry (Belspo) for support of his post-doctoral research stay at EMAT. We thank S. Sedlakova-Ignacova from the Institute of Physics in Prague, Czech Republic, for providing samples.			Approved	Most recent IF: 2.714
	Call Number	c:irua:133100			Serial	4071
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	Author	Ramachandran, D.; Egoavil, R.; Crabbe, A.; Hauffman, T.; Abakumov, A.; Verbeeck, J.; Vandendael, I.; Terryn, H.; Schryvers, D.
	Title	TEM and AES investigations of the natural surface nano-oxide layer of an AISI 316L stainless steel microfibre			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2016	Publication	Journal of microscopy	Abbreviated Journal	J Microsc-Oxford
	Volume	264	Issue	264	Pages	207-214
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)
	Abstract	The chemical composition, nanostructure and electronic structure of nanosized oxide scales naturally formed on the surface of AISI 316L stainless steel microfibres used for strengthening of composite materials have been characterised using a combination of scanning and transmission electron microscopy with energy-dispersive X-ray, electron energy loss and Auger spectroscopy. The analysis reveals the presence of three sublayers within the total surface oxide scale of 5.0-6.7 nm thick: an outer oxide layer rich in a mixture of FeO.Fe2 O3 , an intermediate layer rich in Cr2 O3 with a mixture of FeO.Fe2 O3 and an inner oxide layer rich in nickel.
	Address	Electron Microscopy for Materials Science, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
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	Language	English	Wos	000385944300009	Publication Date	2016-06-17
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	ISSN	0022-2720	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	1.692	Times cited	12	Open Access
	Notes	This work was supported by SIM vzw, Technologiepark 935, BE-9052 Zwijnaarde, Belgium, within the InterPoCo project of the H-INT-S horizontal program. The authors are also thankful to Stijn Van den Broeck for help in FIB sample preparation, to Hamed Heidari for useful comments and to the N.V. Bekaert S.A. company for providing the microfibres. RE acknowledges funding by the European Union Council under the 7th Framework Program (FP7) grant nr NMP3-LA-2010-246102 IFOX.			Approved	Most recent IF: 1.692
	Call Number	c:irua:134087			Serial	4096
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	Author	Akamine, H.; Van den Bos, K.H.W.; Gauquelin, N.; Farjami, S.; Van Aert, S.; Schryvers, D.; Nishida, M.
	Title	Determination of the atomic width of an APB in ordered CoPt using quantified HAADF-STEM			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2015	Publication	Journal of alloys and compounds	Abbreviated Journal	J Alloy Compd
	Volume	644	Issue	644	Pages	570-574
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)
	Abstract	Anti-phase boundaries (APBs) in an ordered CoPt alloy are planar defects which disturb the ordered structure in their vicinity and decrease the magnetic properties. However, it has not yet been clarified to what extend the APBs disturb the ordering. In this study, high-resolution HAADF-STEM images are statistically analysed based on the image intensities estimated by the statistical parameter estimation theory. In the procedure, averaging intensities, fitting the intensity profiles to specific functions, and assessment based on a statistical test are performed. As a result, the APBs in the stable CoPt are found to be characterised by two atomic planes, and a contrast transition range as well as the centre of an inclined APB is determined. These results show that the APBs are quite sharp and therefore may have no notable effect on the net magnetic properties due to their small volume fraction. (C) 2015 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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	Publisher		Place of Publication	Amsterdam	Editor
	Language		Wos	000357143900083	Publication Date	2015-05-07
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	ISSN	0925-8388;	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	3.133	Times cited	12	Open Access
	Notes	FWO G036815N; G036915N; G037413N; 278510 VORTEX; Hercules; ECASJO_;			Approved	Most recent IF: 3.133; 2015 IF: 2.999
	Call Number	c:irua:127008 c:irua:127008			Serial	675
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	Author	Yan, L.; Tan, Z.; Ji, G.; Li, Z.; Fan, G.; Schryvers, D.; Shan, A.; Zhang, D.
	Title	A quantitative method to characterize the Al4C3-formed interfacial reaction: the case study of MWCNT/Al composites			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2015	Publication	Materials characterization	Abbreviated Journal	Mater Charact
	Volume	112	Issue	112	Pages	213-218
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)
	Abstract	The Al4C3-formed interfacial reaction plays an important role in tuning the mechanical and thermal properties of carbon/aluminum (C/Al) composites reinforced with carbonaceous materials such as multi-wall carbon nanotube (MWCNT) and graphene nanosheet. In terms of the hydrolysis nature of Al4C3, an electrochemical dissolution method was developed to quantitatively characterize the extent of C/Al interfacial reaction, which involves dissolving the composite samples in alkaline solution first, then collecting and measuring the CH4 gas released by Al4C3 hydrolysis with a gas chromatograph. Through a case study with powder metallurgy fabricated 2.0 wt.% MWCNT/Al composites, the detectability limit of the proposed method is 0.4 wt.% Al4C3, corresponding to 5 % extent of interfacial reaction with a measurement error of ±3 %. And then, with the already known MWCNT/Al reaction extent vs different sintering temperature and time, the reaction kinetics with an activation energy of 281 kJ mol-1 was successfully derived. Therefore, this rapid, sensitive, accurate method supplies an useful tool to optimize the processing and properties of all kinds of C/Al composites via interface design/control.
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	Language		Wos	000370109200026	Publication Date	2015-12-29
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	ISSN	1044-5803	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	2.714	Times cited	24	Open Access
	Notes	The authors would like to acknowledge the financial support of the National Basic Research Program of China (973 Program, No. 2012CB619600), the National High-Tech R&D Program (863 Program, No. 2012AA030611), the National Natural Science Foundation (Nos. 51071100, 51131004, 51401123, 51511130038) and the research grant (Nos. 14DZ2261200, 15JC1402100, 14520710100) from Shanghai government. Dr. Z.Q. Tan would also like to thank the project funded by the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation (No. 2014M561469). The research leading to these results has partially received funding from the European Union Seventh Framework Program under Grant Agreement 312483 – ESTEEM2 (Integrated Infrastructure Initiative – I3).; esteem2_jra2			Approved	Most recent IF: 2.714; 2015 IF: 1.845
	Call Number	c:irua:130066 c:irua:130066			Serial	3997
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	Author	Gonnissen, J.; Batuk, D.; Nataf, G.F.; Jones, L.; Abakumov, A.M.; Van Aert, S.; Schryvers, D.; Salje, E.K.H.
	Title	Direct Observation of Ferroelectric Domain Walls in LiNbO₃: Wall-Meanders, Kinks, and Local Electric Charges			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2016	Publication	Advanced functional materials	Abbreviated Journal	Adv Funct Mater
	Volume	26	Issue	26	Pages	7599-7604
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)
	Abstract	Direct observations of the ferroelectric domain boundaries in LiNbO3 are performed using high-resolution high-angle annular dark field scanning transmission electron microscopy imaging, revealing a very narrow width of the domain wall between the 180° domains. The domain walls demonstrate local side-way meandering, which results in inclinations even when the overall wall orientation follows the ferroelectric polarization. These local meanders contain kinks with “head-to-head” and “tail-to-tail” dipolar configurations and are therefore locally charged. The charged meanders are confined to a few cation layers along the polarization direction and are separated by longer stretches of straight domain walls.
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	Language		Wos	000388166700006	Publication Date	2016-09-16
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	ISSN	1616-301X	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	12.124	Times cited	23	Open Access
	Notes	J.G. acknowledges the support from the Research Foundation Flanders (FWO, Belgium) through various project fundings (G.0368.15N, G.0369.15N, and G.0374.13N), as well as the financial support from the European Union Seventh Framework Program (FP7/2007–2013) under Grant agreement no. 312483 (ESTEEM2). The authors thank J. Hadermann for useful suggestions on the interpretation of the HAADFSTEM images. E.K.H.S. thanks the EPSRC (EP/K009702/1) and the Leverhulme Trust (EM-2016-004) for support. G.F.N. thanks the National Research Fund, Luxembourg (FNR/P12/4853155/Kreisel) for support.; esteem2_jra2			Approved	Most recent IF: 12.124
	Call Number	c:irua:135336 c:irua:135336			Serial	4129
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	Author	Schalm, O.; Crabbé, A.; Storme, P.; Wiesinger, R.; Gambirasi, A.; Grieten, E.; Tack, P.; Bauters, S.; Kleber, C.; Favaro, M.; Schryvers, D.; Vincze, L.; Terryn, H.; Patelli, A.
	Title	The corrosion process of sterling silver exposed to a Na2S solution: monitoring and characterizing the complex surface evolution using a multi-analytical approach			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2016	Publication	Applied Physics A-Materials Science & Processing	Abbreviated Journal	Appl Phys A-Mater
	Volume	122	Issue	122	Pages	903
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Electron Microscopy for Materials Science (EMAT);
	Abstract	Many historical ‘silver’ objects are composed of sterling silver, a silver alloy containing small amounts of copper. Besides the dramatic impact of copper on the corrosion process, the chemical composition of the corrosion layer evolves continuously. The evolution of the surface during the exposure to a Na2S solution was monitored by means of visual observation at macroscopic level, chemical analysis at microscopic level and analysis at the nanoscopic level. The corrosion process starts with the preferential oxidation of copper, forming mixtures of oxides and sulphides while voids are being created beneath the corrosion layer. Only at a later stage, the silver below the corrosion layer is consumed. This results in the formation of jalpaite and at a later stage of acanthite. The acanthite is found inside the corrosion layer at the boundaries of jalpaite grains and as individual grains between the jalpaite grains but also as a thin film on top of the corrosion layer. The corrosion process could be described as a sequence of 5 subsequent surface states with transitions between these states.
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	Language		Wos	000384753800033	Publication Date	2016-09-20
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	ISSN	0947-8396	ISBN		Additional Links
	Impact Factor	1.455	Times cited	9	Open Access
	Notes	The authors are grateful for the financial support by the EU-FP7 Grant PANNA No. 282998 and for the opportunity to perform SR-XPS measurements at the NanoESCA beamline of the Elettra storage ring, under the approval of the advisory Committee (Proposal No. 20135164), as well as the opportunity to perform XANES measurements at the DUBBLE beamline of the ESRF storage ring (Proposal No. 26-01-990). The authors are grateful for the financial support by the STIMPRO Project FFB150215 of the University of Antwerp. Pieter Tack is funded by a Ph.D. Grant of the Agency for Innovation by Science and Technology (IWT). We would also like to thank Peter Van den Haute for the XRD measurements that were performed at the University of Ghent.			Approved	Most recent IF: 1.455
	Call Number	EMAT @ emat @			Serial	4331
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	Author	Schryvers, D.; Ma, Y.; Toth, L.; Tanner, L.
	Title	Electron microscopy study of twinning in the Ni5Al3 bainitic phase			Type	A3 Journal Article
	Year	1994	Publication	TMS	Abbreviated Journal
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	Keywords	A3 Journal Article; Electron Microscopy for Materials Science (EMAT) ;
	Abstract	This contribution describes conventional and high resolution electron microscopy results on the different twinning arrangements in NisAl3 precipitates grown inside the B2 austenite phase. Short annealings introduce self-accommodating three-pointed star shaped precipitates consisting of twin related parts of different variants of the NisAl3 structure. Longer annealings result in plates growing separately from these wings and developing microtwinning in order to accommodate stress built-up at the interfaces with the surrounding matrix.
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	Call Number	EMAT @ emat @			Serial	5055
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	Author	Schryvers, D.; Van Landuyt, J.
	Title	Electron microscopy study of twin sequences and branching in NissAl34 3R martensite			Type	A3 Journal Article
	Year	1992	Publication	ICOMAT	Abbreviated Journal
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	Abstract	Microtwin sequences in Ni66Al34 martensite plates of different size were investigated by electron microscopy. Although mostly irregular sequences were observed an average twin width w can be determined which increases with twin length L following the expected relation w ~ sqrt(L). High resolution electron microscopy was used to study the twin branching close to the plate boundaries and an atomic model for the branching of a microtwin and the changes in twin thickness is suggested
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	Call Number	EMAT @ emat @			Serial	5054
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	Author	Tanner, L.E.; Shapiro, S.M.; Krumhansl, J.A; Schryvers, D.; Noda, Y.; Yamada, Y.; Barsch, G.R.; Gooding, R.; Moss, S.C.
	Title	Firsto order phase transformation in the Ni-Al system			Type	A3 Journal Article
	Year	1992	Publication	Metallurgy and Ceramics	Abbreviated Journal
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	Abstract	First-order displacive phase transformations in alloys and compounds are of high technological importance. We have studied this class of phase transformation in the high-temperature-stable Ni-Al f32(B2) phase as a function of composition, temperature, and stress using transmission electron microscopy and neutron scattering. The results show in detail the direct relationship between the unusually low energies of the transformation-related phonon modes and the development of pre-transformation microstructures (strain-embryos, etc.) via anharmonic coupling processes that ultimately lead to the nucleation and growth of the low-temperature martensitic phases. With these results, it is now possible to develop effective models for nonclassical heterogeneous nucleation of martensite transformations in bulk materials. This tills a critical gap and sets the stage for us to proceed in developing a more global understanding of condensed matter transformations including the coupling of displacive with replacive mechanisms.
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	Call Number	EMAT @ emat @			Serial	5053
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	Author	Schryvers, D.; Tanner, L.E.
	Title	On the phase-like nature of the 7M structure in Ni-Al			Type	A3 Journal Article
	Year	1994	Publication	Ecomaterials	Abbreviated Journal
	Volume		Issue		Pages	849-852
	Keywords	A3 Journal Article; Electron Microscopy for Materials Science (EMAT) ;
	Abstract	The existence of the (52) stacking of the 7M martensite structure in Ni-Al is discussed in view of different experimental observations relating this structure to the premartensitic anomalies. It is concluded that the extreme fineness of the twinning is inherited from the wavelength of the premartensitic anomalies, while, given this dimension, the actual stacking tries to comply with stress free habit plane conditions by choosing the specific (52) stacking.
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	Publisher	Elsevier	Place of Publication		Editor	Yamamoto, R.; Furubayashi, E.; Doi, Y.; Fang, R.; Liu, B.; Otsuka, K.; Liu, C.T.; Shimizu, K.; Suzuki, Y.; Van Humbeeck, J.; Fukai, Y.; Ono, S.; Suda, S.
	Language		Wos		Publication Date	2013-12-18
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	ISSN		ISBN	978-1-4832-8381-4	Additional Links
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	Author	Li, K.; Idrissi, H.; Sha, G.; Song, M.; Lu, J.; Shi, H.; Wang, W.; Ringer, S.P.; Du, Y.; Schryvers, D.
	Title	Quantitative measurement for the microstructural parameters of nano-precipitates in Al-Mg-Si-Cu alloys			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2016	Publication	Materials characterization	Abbreviated Journal	Mater Charact
	Volume	118	Issue	118	Pages	352-362
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)
	Abstract	Size, number density and volume fraction of nano-precipitates are important microstructural parameters controlling the strengthening of materials. In this work a widely accessible, convenient, moderately time efficient method with acceptable accuracy and precision has been provided for measurement of volume fraction of nano-precipitates in crystalline materials. The method is based on the traditional but highly accurate technique of measuring foil thickness via convergent beam electron diffraction. A new equation is proposed and verified with the aid of 3-dimensional atom probe (3DAP) analysis, to compensate for the additional error resulted from the hardly distinguishable contrast of too short incomplete precipitates cut by the foil surface. The method can be performed on a regular foil specimen with a modem LaB6 or field-emission-gun transmission electron microscope. Precisions around +/- 16% have been obtained for precipitate volume fractions of needle-like beta ''/C and Q precipitates in an aged Al-Mg-Si-Cu alloy. The measured number density is dose to that directly obtained using 3DAP analysis by a misfit of 45%, and the estimated precision for number density measurement is about +/- 11%. The limitations of the method are also discussed.
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	Language		Wos	000383292000042	Publication Date	2016-06-07
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	ISSN	1044-5803	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	2.714	Times cited	9	Open Access
	Notes	This work is financially supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (51501230 and 51531009) and Postdoctoral Science Foundation of Central South University (502042057). H.I. acknowledges the IAP program of the Belgian State Federal Office for Scientific, Technical and Cultural Affairs under Contract No. P7/21 and FWO project G.0576.09N.			Approved	Most recent IF: 2.714
	Call Number	EMAT @ emat @ c:irua:137171			Serial	4334
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	Author	Yao, X.; Amin-Ahmadi, B.; Li, Y.; Cao, S.; Ma, X.; Zhang, X.-P.; Schryvers, D.
	Title	Optimization of Automated Crystal Orientation Mapping in a TEM for Ni4Ti3 Precipitation in All-Round SMA			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2016	Publication	Shape memory and superelasticity	Abbreviated Journal	Shap Mem Superelasticity
	Volume	2	Issue	2	Pages	286-297
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)
	Abstract	Automated crystal orientation and phase mapping in TEM are applied to the quantification of Ni4Ti3 precipitates in Ni–Ti shape memory alloys which will be used for the implantation of artificial sphincters operating using the all-round shape memory effect. This paper focuses on the optimization process of the technique to obtain best values for all major parameters in the acquisition of electron diffraction patterns as well as template generation. With the obtained settings, vast statistical data on nano- and microstructures essential to the operation of these shape memory devices become available.
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	Language		Wos	000408743700001	Publication Date	2016-11-07
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	ISSN	2199-384X	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor		Times cited	2	Open Access
	Notes	X. Yao gratefully acknowledges the Chinese Scholarship Council (CSC) for providing a PhD scholarship. Research support was also provided by the Key Project of the Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province (S2013020012805) and the Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant No. 51401081.			Approved	Most recent IF: NA
	Call Number	EMAT @ emat @ c:irua:138600			Serial	4324
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	Author	Heidari, H.; Rivero, G.; Idrissi, H.; Ramachandran, D.; Cakir, S.; Egoavil, R.; Kurttepeli, M.; Crabbé, A.C.; Hauffman, T.; Terryn, H.; Du Prez, F.; Schryvers, D.
	Title	Melamine–Formaldehyde Microcapsules: Micro- and Nanostructural Characterization with Electron Microscopy			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2016	Publication	Microscopy and microanalysis	Abbreviated Journal	Microsc Microanal
	Volume	22	Issue	22	Pages	1222-1232
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)
	Abstract	A systematic study has been carried out to compare the surface morphology, shell thickness, mechanical properties, and binding behavior of melamine–formaldehyde microcapsules of 5–30 μm diameter size with various amounts of core content by using scanning and transmission electron microscopy including electron tomography, in situ nanomechanical tensile testing, and electron energy-loss spectroscopy. It is found that porosities are present on the outside surface of the capsule shell, but not on the inner surface of the shell. Nanomechanical tensile tests on the capsule shells reveal that Young’s modulus of the shell material is higher than that of bulk melamine–formaldehyde and that the shells exhibit a larger fracture strain compared with the bulk. Core-loss elemental analysis of microcapsules embedded in epoxy indicates that during the curing process, the microcapsule-matrix interface remains uniform and the epoxy matrix penetrates into the surface micro-porosities of the capsule shells.
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	Language		Wos	000393853100011	Publication Date	2016-12-21
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	ISSN	1431-9276	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	1.891	Times cited	2	Open Access
	Notes	This work was supported by SIM vzw, Technologiepark 935, BE-9052 Zwijnaarde, Belgium, within the InterPoCo project of the H-INT-S horizontal program. The authors are also thankful to Stijn Van den Broeck and Dr. Frederic Leroux for help in sample preparation and to S. Bals and J. Verbeeck for valuable discussions. H.I. acknowledges the IAP program of the Belgian State Federal Office for Scientific, Technical and Cultural Affairs, under Contract No. P7/21.			Approved	Most recent IF: 1.891
	Call Number	EMAT @ emat @ c:irua:138980			Serial	4333
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	Author	Van Aelst, J.; Philippaerts, A.; Bartholomeeusen, E.; Fayad, E.; Thibault-Starzyk, F.; Lu, J.; Schryvers, D.; Ooms, R.; Verboekend, D.; Jacobs, P.; Sels, B.
	Title	Towards biolubricant compatible vegetable oils by pore mouth hydrogenation with shape-selective Pt/ZSM-5 catalysts			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2016	Publication	Catalysis science & technology	Abbreviated Journal	Catal Sci Technol
	Volume	6	Issue	6	Pages	2820-2828
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)
	Abstract	Pt/ZSM-5 catalysts with various crystal sizes were prepared via competitive ion-exchange, followed by a slow activation procedure. Even when using very large ZSM-5 crystals, highly dispersed Pt nano-clusters were contained within the zeolite crystal's voids, as ascertained by 2D pressure-jump IR spectroscopy of adsorbed CO and focussed ion-beam transmission electron microscopy. The shape-selective properties of the Pt/ZSM-5 catalysts were evaluated in the partial hydrogenation of soybean oil. Unique hydrogenation selectivities were observed, as the fatty acids located at the central position of the triacylglycerol (TAG) molecules were preferentially hydrogenated. The resulting oil has therefore high levels of intermediately melting TAGs, which are compatible with biolubricants due to their improved oxidative stability and still appropriate low-temperature fluidity. The TAG distribution in the partially hydrogenated soybean oil samples was independent from the zeolite crystal size, while the hydrogenation activity linearly increases with the crystal's external surface area. This trend was confirmed with a Pt loaded mesoporous ZSM-5 zeolite, obtained via a mild alkaline treatment. These observations imply and confirm a genuine pore mouth catalysis mechanism, in which only one fatty acid chain of the TAG is able to enter the micropores of ZSM-5, where the double bonds are hydrogenated by the crystal encapsulated Pt-clusters.
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	Language		Wos	000374790200031	Publication Date	2016-03-31
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	ISSN	2044-4753	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	5.773	Times cited	5	Open Access
	Notes	The research was funded through a PhD grant to J. V. A. of the Agency for Innovation by Science and Technology in Flanders (IWT). A. P. and D. V. acknowledge the F. W. O.-Vlaanderen (Research Foundation Flanders) for a post-doctoral fellowship. E. B. was kindly funded by an F. W. O.-Vlaanderen project. This work was performed in the framework of an Associated International Laboratory between FWO and CNRS.			Approved	Most recent IF: 5.773
	Call Number	EMAT @ emat @ c:irua:138981			Serial	4335
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	Author	Schouteden, K.; Amin-Ahmadi, B.; Li, Z.; Muzychenko, D.; Schryvers, D.; Van Haesendonck, C.
	Title	Electronically decoupled stacking fault tetrahedra embedded in Au(111) films			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2016	Publication	Nature communications	Abbreviated Journal	Nat Commun
	Volume	7	Issue	7	Pages	14001
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)
	Abstract	Stacking faults are known as defective structures in crystalline materials that typically lower the structural quality of the material. Here, we show that a particular type of defects, i.e., stacking fault tetrahedra (SFTs), exhibits quantized, particle-in-a-box electronic behaviour, revealing a potential synthetic route to decoupled nanoparticles in metal films. We report on the electronic properties of SFTs that exist in Au(111) films, as evidenced by scanning tunnelling microscopy and confirmed by transmission electron microscopy. We find that the SFTs reveal a remarkable decoupling from their metal surroundings, leading to pronounced energy level quantization effects within the SFTs. The electronic behaviour of the SFTs can be described well by the particle-in-a-box model. Our findings demonstrate that controlled preparation of SFTs may offer an alternative way to achieve well decoupled nanoparticles of high crystalline quality in metal thin films without the need of thin insulating layers.
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	Language		Wos	000390367700001	Publication Date	2016-12-23
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	ISSN	2041-1723	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	12.124	Times cited	7	Open Access
	Notes	The research in Leuven has been supported by the Research Foundation – Flanders (FWO, Belgium), and by the Flemish Concerted Research Action program (BOF KU Leuven, Project No. GOA/14/007). Z.L. acknowledges the support from the China Scholarship Council (No. 2011624021) and from Internal Funds KU Leuven. K.S. acknowledges additional support from the FWO. The research in Moscow has been supported by grants of the Russian Foundation for Basic Research (RFBR).			Approved	Most recent IF: 12.124
	Call Number	EMAT @ emat @ c:irua:138983			Serial	4336
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	Author	van der Rest, A.; Idrissi, H.; Henry, F.; Favache, A.; Schryvers, D.; Proost, J.; Raskin, J.-P.; Van Overmeere, Q.; Pardoen, T.
	Title	Mechanical behavior of ultrathin sputter deposited porous amorphous Al2O3 films			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2017	Publication	Acta materialia	Abbreviated Journal	Acta Mater
	Volume	125	Issue	125	Pages	27-37
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)
	Abstract	The determination of the mechanical properties of porous amorphous Al2O3 thin films is essential to address reliability issues in wear-resistant, optical and electronic coating applications. Testing the mechanical properties of Al2O3 films thinner than 200 nm is challenging, and the link between the mechanical behavior and the microstructure of such films is largely unknown. Herein, we report on the elastic and viscoplastic mechanical properties of amorphous Al2O3 thin films synthesized by reactive magnetron sputtering using a combination of internal stress, nanoindentation, and on-chip uniaxial tensile testing, together with mechanical homogenization models to separate the effect of porosity from intrinsic variations of the response of the sound material. The porosity is made of voids with 2e30 nm diameter. The Young's modulus and hardness of the films decrease by a factor of two when the deposition pressure increases from 1.2 to 8 mTorr. The contribution of porosity was found to be small, and a change in the atomic structure of the amorphous Al2O3 matrix is hypothesized to be the main contributing factor. The activation volume associated to the viscoplastic deformation mechanism is around 100 Å3. Differences in the atomic structure of the films could not be revealed by electron diffraction, pointing to a minute effect of atomic arrangement on the elastic properties.
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	Language		Wos	000394201500003	Publication Date	2016-12-02
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	ISSN	1359-6454	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	5.301	Times cited	5	Open Access	OpenAccess
	Notes	This work has been funded by the Belgian Science Policy through the IAP 7/21 project. The support of the ‘Fonds Belge pour la Recherche dans l’Industrie et l’Agriculture (FRIA)’ for A.v.d.R. is also gratefully acknowledged, as well as the support of FNRS through the grant PDR T.0122.13 “Mecano”.			Approved	Most recent IF: 5.301
	Call Number	EMAT @ emat @ c:irua:138990			Serial	4330
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	Author	Samaeeaghmiyoni, V.; Idrissi, H.; Groten, J.; Schwaiger, R.; Schryvers, D.
	Title	Quantitative in-situ TEM nanotensile testing of single crystal Ni facilitated by a new sample preparation approach			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2017	Publication	Micron	Abbreviated Journal	Micron
	Volume	94	Issue	94	Pages	66-73
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)
	Abstract	Twin-jet electro-polishing and Focused Ion Beam (FIB) were combined to produce small size Nickel single crystal specimens for quantitative in-situ nanotensile experiments in the transmission electron microscope. The combination of these techniques allows producing samples with nearly defect-free zones in the centre in contrast to conventional FIB-prepared samples. Since TEM investigations can be performed on the electro-polished samples prior to in-situ TEM straining, specimens with desired crystallographic orientation and initial microstructure can be prepared. The present results reveal a dislocation nucleation controlled plasticity, in which small loops induced by FIB near the edges of the samples play a central role.
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	Language		Wos	000393247300008	Publication Date	2016-12-21
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	ISSN	0968-4328	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	1.98	Times cited	11	Open Access	OpenAccess
	Notes	This research has been performed with the financial support of the Belgian Science Policy (Belspo) under the framework of the interuniversity attraction poles program, IAP7/21. Financial support from the Flemish (FWO) and German Research Foundation (DFG) through the European M-ERA.NET project “FaSS” (Fatigue Simulation near Surfaces) under the grant numbers GA.014.13N and SCHW855/5-1, respectively, is gratefully acknowledged. V. Samaeeaghmiyoni also acknowledges the FWO research project G012012N “Understanding nanocrystalline mechanical behaviour from structural investigations”. H. Idrissi is currently mandated by the Belgian National Fund for Scientific Research (FSR-FNRS).			Approved	Most recent IF: 1.98
	Call Number	EMAT @ emat @ c:irua:139515			Serial	4341
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