Phase change in CoTi2 induced by MeV electron irradiation |
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Authors: | Akihiro Zensho Hidehiro Yasuda Hirotaro Mori |
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Affiliation: | 1. Division of Materials and Manufacturing Science, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University , Osaka, Japan;2. Division of Materials and Manufacturing Science, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University , Osaka, Japan;3. Research Centre for Ultra-High Voltage Electron Microscopy, Osaka University , Osaka, Japan;4. Research Centre for Ultra-High Voltage Electron Microscopy, Osaka University , Osaka, Japan |
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Abstract: | The phase change induced by MeV electron irradiation in the intermetallic compound E93–CoTi2 was investigated using high-voltage electron microscopy. Under MeV electron irradiation, CoTi2 was first transformed into an amorphous phase and, with continued irradiation, crystallite formation in the amorphous phase (i.e. formation of crystallites of a solid-solution phase within the amorphous phase) was induced. The critical temperature for amorphisation was around 250 K. The total dose (dpa) required for crystallite formation (i.e. that required for partial crystallisation) was high (i.e. 27–80 dpa) and, even after prolonged irradiation, the amorphous phase was retained in the irradiated sample. Such partial crystallisation behaviour of amorphous Co33Ti67 was clearly different from the crystallisation behaviour (i.e. amorphous-to-solid solution, polymorphous transformation) of amorphous Cr67Ti33 reported in the literature. A possible cause of the difference is discussed. |
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Keywords: | Electron irradiation partial crystallisation in situ electron microscopy high-voltage electron microscopy intermetallic compounds |
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