Published October 2006 | Version v1
Journal article

Use of a micromanipulator at high temperature in an environmental scanning electron microscope to apply force during the sintering of copper particles

  • 1. Department of Engineering, University of Leicester, Leicester LE1 7RH (United Kingdom)

Description

This paper reports on the development of a one-dimensional high temperature micromanipulation system to allow the influence of an applied force on the sintering process to be observed in situ in an environmental scanning electron microscope. Sintering of arrays of spherical copper powder particles has been observed at temperatures up to 900 deg. C in nitrogen at 2.0 Torr (266 Pa), with and without applied force

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Identifiers

DOI
10.1016/j.scriptamat.2006.06.029;
PII
S1359-6462(06)00480-5;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Scripta Materialia
Journal Volume
55
Journal Issue
8
Journal Page Range
p. 707-710
ISSN
1359-6462
CODEN
SCMAF7

INIS

Country of Publication
United Kingdom
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
38064087
Subject category
S36: MATERIALS SCIENCE;
Descriptors DEI
COPPER; NITROGEN; ONE-DIMENSIONAL CALCULATIONS; PARTICLES; POWDERS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SINTERING; SPHERICAL CONFIGURATION; TEMPERATURE RANGE 1000-4000 K
Descriptors DEC
CONFIGURATION; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ELEMENTS; FABRICATION; METALS; MICROSCOPY; NONMETALS; TEMPERATURE RANGE; TRANSITION ELEMENTS

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