The nanocrystallization process in amorphous Fe84Nb7B9 alloy was studied by means of energy-filtering transmission electron microscopy. Energy-filtered diffraction intensity provided quantitative structural analysis for the as-quenched state with the help of reverse Monte Carlo simulation. Using the Fe L-edge it was found from chemical mapping that chemical segregation of Fe with Fe-rich and Fe-poor regions starts to occur at the later stage of nanocrystallization.
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Hirata, A., Hirotsu, Y. Application of energy-filtering TEM to the nanocrystallization process in amorphous Fe84Nb7B9 alloy. J Mater Sci 41, 2597–2600 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-006-7807-x
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