Publications

Exploring Coupled Extreme Environments via In-situ Transmission Electron Microscopy

Parrish, Riley J.; Bufford, Daniel C.; Frazer, David M.; Taylor, Caitlin T.; Gutierrez-Kolar, Jacob G.; Buller, Daniel L.; Boyce, Brad B.; Hattar, Khalid M.

In-situ transmission electron microscopy (TEM) provides an avenue to explore time-dependent nanoscale material changes induced by a wide range of environmental conditions that govern material performance and degradation. The In-situ Ion Irradiation TEM (I³TEM) at Sandia National Laboratories is a JEOL 2100 microscope that has been highly modified with an array of hardware and software that makes it particularly well suited to explore fundamental mechanisms that arise from coupled extreme conditions. Here, examples pertaining to multibeam ion irradiation, rapid thermal cycling, and nanomechanical testing on the I³TEM are highlighted, along with prospective advancements in the field of in-situ microscopy.