Liu ZQ, Hashimoto H, Sukedai E, Song M, Mitsuishi K, Furuya K. In situ observation of the formation of Fe3O4 in Fe4N (001) due to electron irradiation.
PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2003;
90:255504. [PMID:
12857144 DOI:
10.1103/physrevlett.90.255504]
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Abstract
gamma(')-Fe4N was subjected to electron irradiation with the dose rate of 6.8 x 10(23)e m(-2) s(-1) in a 400 kV transmission electron microscope. The first in situ observation of the formation of Fe3O4 (O) on Fe4N (gamma(')) with the orientation relationship of [100](O) parallel [100](gamma(')) and <001>(O) parallel <001>(gamma(')) has been made inside the microscope with the basic column vacuum of (5-6) x 10(-5) Pa. A mechanism is proposed involving the electron-stimulated dissociation of Fe-N chemical bonds, desorption of nitrogen from the surface, adsorption of oxygen to the surface, and the oxidization of excessive metallic iron on the surface.
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