Abstract
Some details on the phase transformation experienced by the quasicrystalline phases of the Al62Cu20Co15Si3 alloy under a 400 kV electron beam are given. The transition is observed in situ with a high resolution electron microscope and recorded on video tape. The results show that the electron beam radiation produces a sequence of changes similar to the ones observed in an ion-beam-induced amorphization process. Considering electron radiation damage analysis, the results agree well with the "flip-flop" model [Coddens, Bellisent, Calvayrac and Ambroise (1991) Europhys. Lett. 16, 271] where the transition from a quasicrystalline phase to a crystalline phase is produced by atomic displacements but not in a cascade way.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 283-291 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| Journal | Radiation Physics and Chemistry |
| Volume | 45 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Feb 1995 |
| Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Radiation