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Silicon Carbide Amorphization by Electron Irradiation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 July 2020

J. Bentley
J. Bentley*
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Metals & Ceramics Div., Oak Ridge National Laboratory, PO Box 2008, Oak Ridge, TN37831-6376
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Observations made more than ten years ago1 showed that SiC could be made amorphous at cryogenic temperatures by in-situ 300kV electron irradiation. However, high-voltage electron microscope (HVEM) results indicate a threshold voltage of 725 kV for amorphization of SiC at 140 K. In addition, a recent review exposes the considerable uncertainty in the literature regarding displacement energies for SiC. Therefore, further experiments have been performed in a Philips CM30 (LaB6 cathode) with a Gatan double-tilt cooling holder in an attempt to determine the threshold voltage for amorphization at ∼ 140 K. Sintered α-SiC (defected 6H polytype), beam direction B=< 1120 >, and probes containing ∽ 75 nA in ∽0.5 μm, were used. Amorphization occurred in <10 min at 300 kV and after ∽60 min at 180 kV (Fig. 1); visible darkening occurred at lower voltages and doses. Similar behavior occurred for B=[0001]. The critical dose for amorphization was measured as a function of accelerating voltage.

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Nanophase and Amorphous Materials
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Microscopy and Microanalysis , Volume 4 , Issue S2: Proceedings: Microscopy & Microanalysis '98, Microscopy Society of America 56th Annual Meeting, Microbeam Analysis Society 32nd Annual Meeting, Atlanta, Georgia July 12-16, 1998 , July 1998 , pp. 698 - 699
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