Applied Physics A

, Volume 47, Issue 4, pp 413–417 | Cite as

Preparation and imaging of macro-bicrystals in thin films

  • I. H. Arita
  • R. Hernández
  • V. M. Castaño
Surfaces, Interfaces, and Layer Structures

Abstract

A recently proposed technique for preparing, in a very simple way, thin film tilt grain boundaries is described and analyzed. Some electron microscopy characterization of the bicrystals is presented and a comparison between this new method and some of the standard techniques is made from a critical point of view. Some new applications of grain boundary research using this technique are also proposed.

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61.70.Ng 68.35.p 

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Authors and Affiliations

  • I. H. Arita
    • 1
  • R. Hernández
    • 1
  • V. M. Castaño
    • 1
  1. 1.Instituto de FisicaU.N.A.M.Mexico, D.F.Mexico

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