TY - JOUR A1 - Nolze, Gert A1 - Han, M. A1 - Chen, C. A1 - Zhao, G. A1 - Li, L. A1 - Yo, B. A1 - Huang, X. A1 - Zhu, Y. T1 - Blind lattice-parameter determination of cubic and tetragonal phases with high accuracy using a single EBSD pattern N2 - The Bravais lattices and their lattice parameters are blindly determined using electron backscatter diffraction (EBSD) patterns of materials with cubic or tetragonal crystal structures. Since the geometric relationships in a single EBSD pattern are overdetermined, the relative errors of determining the lattice parameters as well as the axial ratios are confined to about 0.7 ± 0.4% and 0.07 ± 0.03%, respectively, for ideal simulated EBSD patterns. The accuracy of the crystal orientation determination reaches about 0.06 ± 0.03°. With careful manual band detection, the accuracy of determining lattice parameters from experimental patterns can be as good as from simulated patterns, although the results from simulated patterns are often better than expermental patterns, which are lower quality and contain uncertain systematic errors. The reasonably high accuracy is obtained primarily because the detection of the diffracting-plane traces and zone axes is relatively accurate. The results here demonstrate that the developed procedure based on the EBSD technique presents a reliable tool for crystallographic characterization of the Bravais lattices of unknown phases. KW - EBSD KW - Bravais lattice KW - Lattice parameters KW - Kikuchi pattern PY - 2018 DO - https://doi.org/10.1107/S2053273318010963 SN - 2053-2733 VL - 74 IS - 6 SP - 630 EP - 639 PB - International Union of Crystallography AN - OPUS4-46455 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Epishin, A. A1 - Petrushin, N. A1 - Gerstein, G. A1 - Maier, J. A1 - Nolze, Gert T1 - Investigation of the gamma'-strengthened quaternary co-based alloys Co-Al-W-Ta N2 - The alloying system Co-Al-W-Ta is comprehensively investigated in the vicinity of the compositional point Co-9Al-10W-2Ta, at. pct. These investigations provided a large amount of quantitative information, which can be used for alloy development, namely, the compositional dependences of the The alloying system Co-Al-W-Ta is comprehensively investigated in the vicinity of the compositional point Co-9Al-10W-2Ta, at. pct. These investigations provided a large amount of quantitative information, which can be used for alloy development, namely, the compositional dependences of the γ‘-solvus, solidus, and liquidus temperatures; fraction of the extrinsic phases after casting; the compositional dependence of the γ/γ‘-lattice misfit; the element partitioning between γ- and γ‘-phases; and the two Phase compositional area γ/γ‘ in the Co-rich part of the Co-Al-W-Ta phase diagram at 900°C. It is shown that additions of Ta elevate the γ‘-solvus temperature and increase the γ/γ‘-lattice misfit, but adding more than about 3 at. pct Ta results in a large amount of undissolvable extrinsic phases. Additionally, two Co-Al-W-Ta alloys with lower content of W were developed and solidified as [001] single crystals for mechanical testing in a temperature range between 20 and 1200°C. These tests included measurement of the Young modulus, tensile tests with constant strain rate, and stress rupture tests. It was found that at temperatures up to about 750°C the ultimate tensile strength of Co-Al-Ta-W alloys can be at the same level or even higher than of Ni-based superalloys. KW - Cobald based alloy KW - Microstructur KW - Segregation PY - 2018 DO - https://doi.org/10.1007/s11661-018-4756-3 SN - 1543-1940 SN - 1073-5623 VL - 49A IS - 9 SP - 4042 EP - 4057 PB - Springer Sciences & Business Media CY - New York, NY AN - OPUS4-45395 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Nolze, Gert A1 - Dietrich, D. A1 - Lampke, T. A1 - Del-Solar-Velarde, N. A1 - Nickel, D. A1 - Chapoulie, R. A1 - Castillo Butters, L.J. T1 - The potential of EBSD and EDS for ceramics investigations - Case studies on sherds of pre-Columbian pottery N2 - The work focuses on the potential of structural and chemical examinations by scanning electron microscopy based methods for archaeometric studies on ceramics. Achieved by a single preparation technique (polished block sections), the feasibility and benefits of electron backscatter diffraction are demonstrated as case studies using polychrome examples of pre-Columbian pottery (Wari, Moche and Cajamarca). Elemental and phase maps allow for separate consideration of clay and temper. Identification of mineral phases and intergrowths of temper particles provide information for clarifying clay procurement and firing techniques with respect to local versus non-local pottery to enlighten trade relations, technological transfer and shared heritage of pre-Columbian cultures. KW - SEM–EDS/EBSD KW - Pre-Columbian ceramics KW - Temper KW - Pseudobrookite KW - Titanite PY - 2017 VL - 60 IS - 3 SP - 489 EP - 501 AN - OPUS4-45096 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Reith, F. A1 - Rea, M.A.D. A1 - Sawley, P. A1 - Zammit, C.M. A1 - Nolze, Gert A1 - Reith, T. A1 - Rantanen, K. A1 - Bissett, A. T1 - Biogeochemical cycling of gold: Transforming gold particles from arctic Finland N2 - (Bio)geochemical cycling of gold (Au) has been demonstrated in present-day (semi)-arid, (sub)-tropical and temperate environment. Hereby biofilms on Au-bearing mineral- and Au-particle surfaces drive Au dispersion and reconcentration, thereby (trans)forming the particles. However, it is unknown if biogeochemical cycling of Au occurs in polar environments, where air temperatures can reach −40 °C and soils remain frozen for much of the year. Therefore, placer Au-particles, soils and waters were collected at two placer mining districts in arctic Finland, i.e., the Ivalojoki and Lemmenjoki goldfields. Sites were chosen based on contrasting settings ((glacio)-fluvial vs. glacial-till deposits) and depths (surface to 5m below current surface). Gold particles were studied using a combination of tagged 16S rRNA gene next generation sequencing and electron microscopic/microanalytical techniques. Across all sites a range of Au-particle morphologies were observed, including morphotypes indicative of Au dissolution and aggregation. Elevated Au concentrations indicative of Au mobility were detected in placer particle bearing soils at both districts. Typically Au-particles were coated by polymorphic biofilm layers composed of living and dead cells embedded in extracellular polymeric substances. Intermixed were biominerals, clays and iron-sulfides/oxides and abundant secondary Au morphotypes, i.e., nano-particles, microcrystals, sheet-like Au, branched Au networks and overgrowths and secondary rims. Biofilms communities were composed of Acidobacteria (18.3%), Bacteroidetes (15.1%) and Proteobacteria (47.1%), with β-Proteobacteria (19.5%) being the most abundant proteobacterial group. Functionally, biofilms were composed of taxa contributing to biofilm establishment, exopolymer production and nutrient cycling, abundant taxa capable of Au mobilization, detoxification and biomineralization, among them Cupriavidus metallidurans, Acinetobacter spp. and Pseudomonas spp., were detected. In conclusion, these results demonstrate that placer Au-particle transformation and Au dispersion occur in cold, arctic environments. This corroborates the existence of biogeochemical Au cycling in present-day cold environments. KW - Gold KW - Bacteria KW - Biogeochemistry KW - Mobility KW - Finland KW - Cupriavidus metallidurans KW - NGS PY - 2018 DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemgeo.2018.03.021 SN - 0009-2541 VL - 483 SP - 511 EP - 529 PB - Elsevier AN - OPUS4-44805 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Nolze, Gert T1 - Euler angles and crystal symmetry N2 - For the description of (single) crystal orientations, e.g. as measured by electron backscatter diffraction (EBSD) & X-ray diffraction (XRD), Euler angles are still generally used to import and export data. However, because of the lack of standard definitions for the unit cell reference settings and specimen axes, several transformation descriptions exist which produce different sets of Euler angles for the same orientation. There is also no recommended region within the minimal Euler orientation space into which orientations should be placed. This is the reason why different sets of Euler angles for the same orientation are generated by the available software packages for indexing EBSD patterns. These issues are reviewed and addressed. The influence of crystal symmetry in form of chiral (enantiomorphic) groups is discussed, as well as how multiple, but symmetry-equivalent sets of Euler angles can be reduced in order to deliver a unique orientation description. The Euler coloring algorithms applied to EBSD map data is critically discussed. The specific case of cubic symmetry, especially the effect of the three-fold rotation on the Euler space is investigated in more detail for the highest-symmetric chiral group 432. Recommendations for standard settings of the unit cell to orthogonal coordinate system transformation are given which exploit inherent symmetry. KW - EBSD KW - Crystal orientation KW - Pattern indexing KW - Subgroup relationship PY - 2015 UR - http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/crat.201400427/full DO - https://doi.org/10.1002/crat.201400427 SN - 0023-4753 SN - 1521-4079 SN - 0232-1300 VL - 50 IS - 2 SP - 188 EP - 201 PB - Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA CY - Weinheim AN - OPUS4-32545 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Nolze, Gert A1 - Winkelmann, Aimo T1 - The challenge of band detection T2 - RMS Electron backscatter diffraction meeting CY - Glasgow, UK DA - 2015-03-30 KW - EBSD KW - Electron diffraction KW - Band detection KW - Simulation PY - 2015 SP - 1 EP - 2(?) AN - OPUS4-33029 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Winkelmann, Aimo A1 - Nolze, Gert T1 - Orientation mapping of non-centrosymmetric crystals T2 - RMS Electron backscatter diffraction meeting CY - Glasgow, UK DA - 30.03.2015 KW - EBSD KW - Cross-correlation KW - Non-centrosymmetry KW - Simulation PY - 2015 SP - 1 AN - OPUS4-33030 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Nolze, Gert T1 - Inverse pole-figure colouring: traps and possible solutions N2 - The visualization of spatially resolved single Orientation data, e.g. collected by electron backscatter diffraction (EBSD) in the scanning electron microscope (SEM), is still a challenge since some Orientation coloring schemes have low color sensitivity, and/or specific color discontinuities. The latter appear even for crystal Orientations which are practically identical and characterized only by a tiny misorientation. Euler angle coloring schemes suffer from their lack of intuitiveness. The inverse pole figure (IPF) coloring that has been widely accepted does not display the real Orientation Information for each measurement point, but only the crystallographic description of a single reference direction. For the representation of the complete Orientation information at least a second IPF Orientation map must be shown which displays the crystallographic description for another reference direction. In this context it must be pointed out that the IPF coloring is also not immune to color discontinuities, which are visible as speckled grains (and usually misinterpreted as erroneous Orientation determinations by EBSD). However, a general analysis of the commonly used color keys shows that color discontinuities are a consequence of the crystal symmetry for 6 of the 11 centrosymmetric Laue groups. This means that the Orientation description is correct, but the representation tool is inappropriate for properly displaying the orientation information. T2 - EMAS 2013 - 13th European workshop on modern developments and applications in microbeam analysis CY - Porto, Portugal DA - 12.05.2013 KW - BSE contrast KW - Intensity extraction KW - Background PY - 2013 SP - 386 AN - OPUS4-32669 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Winkelmann, Aimo A1 - Nolze, Gert T1 - Point-group sensitive orientation mapping of non-centrosymmetric crystals N2 - We demonstrate polarity-sensitive orientation mapping of non-centrosymmetric phases by Electron Backscatter Diffraction (EBSD). The method overcomes the restrictions of kinematic orientation determination by EBSD, which is limited to the centro-symmetric Laue-groups according to Friedel's rule. Using polycrystalline GaP as an example, we apply a quantitative pattern matching approach based on simulations using the dynamical theory of electron diffraction. This procedure results in a distinct assignment of the local orientation according to the non-centrosymmetric point group of the crystal structure under investigation. KW - Scanning electron microscopy KW - Electron backscatter diffraction KW - Orientation mapping KW - Non-centrosymmetric crystals PY - 2015 DO - https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4907938 SN - 0003-6951 SN - 1077-3118 VL - 106 SP - 072101-1 EP - 072101-4 PB - American Institute of Physics CY - Melville, NY AN - OPUS4-32670 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Winkelmann, Aimo A1 - Nolze, Gert T1 - Chirality determination of quartz crystals using electron backscatter diffraction N2 - We demonstrate the determination of crystal chirality using electron backscatter diffraction (EBSD) in the scanning electron microscope. The chirality of a-quartz as a space-group-dependent property is verified via direct comparison of experimental diffraction features to simulations using the dynamical theory of electron diffraction. KW - Electron backscatter diffraction KW - Kikuchi patterns KW - Chirality KW - Quartz PY - 2015 DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ultramic.2014.11.013 SN - 0304-3991 VL - 149 SP - 58 EP - 63 PB - Elsevier CY - New York, NY AN - OPUS4-31384 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Nolze, Gert A1 - Winkelmann, Aimo T1 - Exploring structural similarities between crystal phases using EBSD pattern comparison N2 - We discuss the application of EBSD for the analysis of structural features of magnetite and hematite relevant in the topotactic growth of both phases. The orientation relationships of both phases are investigated using characteristically related sets of Kikuchi patterns, which were collected from topotactically intergrown hematite variants and their parent magnetite crystal grain. We address the hexagonal description of trigonal and cubic phases with respect to crystallographic relationships. The combination of locally resolved EBSD measurements and microstructural investigations thus offers a promising opportunity to evaluate orientation relationships and intergrowth between magnetite and hematite. KW - Magnetite KW - Hematite KW - Orientation relationship KW - Transformation KW - Dynamical simulation KW - Intergrowth PY - 2014 DO - https://doi.org/10.1002/crat.201400091 SN - 0023-4753 SN - 1521-4079 SN - 0232-1300 VL - 49 IS - 7 SP - 490 EP - 501 PB - Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA CY - Weinheim AN - OPUS4-31199 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER -