In situ TEM Measurements of Ion Irradiation Induced Creep

Exploring Coupled Extreme Environments via In-situ Transmission Electron Microscopy

“…Sandia has developed a unique tool, In-situ Ion Irradiation Transmission Electron Microscope (I 3 TEM), which permits the coupling of some of these extreme environments on a highly modified JEOL 2100. This tools has been utilized to the explore the response of materials to combination of thermal, mechanical, and radiation environments simultaneously [2]. This can be done during quantitative mechanical loading and general structural evolution [2] or during microstructural observation [3].…”

“…This tools has been utilized to the explore the response of materials to combination of thermal, mechanical, and radiation environments simultaneously [2]. This can be done during quantitative mechanical loading and general structural evolution [2] or during microstructural observation [3]. Recent work has pushed the limits of the coupled in-situ TEM thermal and quantitative mechanical testing to temperates above 2,000 ˚C via laser heating [4].…”