Recent Developments of ζ-factor Microanalysis and Its Application to Armor Ceramics

Abstract

This work outlines several recent developments and applications of ζ-factor microanalysis, a quantitative (scanning) transmission electron microscopy ((S)TEM) X-ray energy dispersive spectroscopy (XEDS) method that corrects for X-ray absorption, for compositionally characterizing armor-grade boron-based ceramics down to atomic-length scales [1].