The use of Electron Microscopy and Electron Diffraction in the Study of Phase Transformations

Abstract

In recent years a separate branch of electron microscopy, which can conveniently be termed “Solid State Electron Microscopy” has evolved into a discipline of its own, which makes use of a set of techniques such as- diffraction contrast electron microscopy- high resolution transmission electron microscopy- selected area electron diffraction- convergent beam electron diffraction- optical diffraction of high resolution electron micrographsand which allows to provide information on a wide variety of solid state phenomena. With the availability of microscopes with a resolution equal to interatomic distances its field of application has recently been extended greatly.