ISSN:
1531-7331
Source:
Annual Reviews Electronic Back Volume Collection 1932-2001ff
Topics:
Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Production Engineering, Mining and Metallurgy, Traffic Engineering, Precision Mechanics
Notes:
Abstract The use of low-energy electron microscopy (LEEM) to study reversible surface phase transitions is reviewed. Representative experiments are described that highlight the key advantages of LEEM: the ability to image surfaces in situ, at elevated temperature, with good spatial and temporal resolution. With these capabilities, the evolution of individual surface features-domains, facets, islands, steps, etc.-can be measured. Real-time and real-space imaging make LEEM a powerful tool for characterizing the thermodynamics and kinetics that govern surface phase transformations.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1146/annurev.matsci.33.121901.111743
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