Special Issue

Topic: Recent Advances in Structural Characterisation Techniques and Their Applications to Materials Research
Guest Editor(s)
Asst. Prof. Zibin Chen
Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China.
Asst. Prof. Yuxuan (Kelvin) Xie
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Texas A&M University, TX, United States.
Special Issue Introduction
Dear Colleagues,
As we all know, the properties of materials are closely related to their microstructures. Understanding the microstructures of materials is, therefore, critical for designing materials with superior properties that meet the application requirements. With the development of materials characterisation technology, it is now possible to directly visualise microstructures from the micrometre scale to the atomic scale using methods including electron microscopy, scanning probe microscopy, X-ray diffraction, and atomic probe tomography. The development of state-of-the-art characterisation techniques has significantly advanced our understanding of the structure–property relationships of materials. Here we propose a Special Issue in Microstructures focusing on recent advances in characterisation techniques and their applications in materials research. Contributions in the form of review articles and research papers are all welcome, and the topics will include but are not limited to the following:
● Recent advances in electron microscopy, scanning probe microscopy, synchrotron radiation, and atomic probe tomography techniques and theory;
● In-situ characterisation, property measurement and testing;
● Materials structural characterisation using state-of-the-art microscopy techniques.
As we all know, the properties of materials are closely related to their microstructures. Understanding the microstructures of materials is, therefore, critical for designing materials with superior properties that meet the application requirements. With the development of materials characterisation technology, it is now possible to directly visualise microstructures from the micrometre scale to the atomic scale using methods including electron microscopy, scanning probe microscopy, X-ray diffraction, and atomic probe tomography. The development of state-of-the-art characterisation techniques has significantly advanced our understanding of the structure–property relationships of materials. Here we propose a Special Issue in Microstructures focusing on recent advances in characterisation techniques and their applications in materials research. Contributions in the form of review articles and research papers are all welcome, and the topics will include but are not limited to the following:
● Recent advances in electron microscopy, scanning probe microscopy, synchrotron radiation, and atomic probe tomography techniques and theory;
● In-situ characterisation, property measurement and testing;
● Materials structural characterisation using state-of-the-art microscopy techniques.
Keywords
Characterisation, in-situ, electron microscopy, synchrotron radiation, scanning probe microscopy, atomic probe tomography, microstructures
Submission Deadline
31 Dec 2023
Submission Information
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Submission Deadline: 31 Dec 2023
Contacts: Mengyu Liu, Assistant Editor, assistant_editor@microstructj.com
Published Articles
Open Access Review
Cryogenic atom probe tomography and its applications: a review
This article belongs to the Special Issue Recent Advances in Structural Characterisation Techniques and Their Applications to Materials Research
Microstructures 2023;3:2023043.
Available online: 12 Nov 2023
Open Access Research Article
Improving orientation mapping by enhancing the diffraction signal using Auto-CLAHE in precession electron diffraction data
This article belongs to the Special Issue Recent Advances in Structural Characterisation Techniques and Their Applications to Materials Research
Microstructures 2023;3:2023036.
Available online: 6 Oct 2023
Open Access Research Article
Crystallographic variant mapping using precession electron diffraction data
This article belongs to the Special Issue Recent Advances in Structural Characterisation Techniques and Their Applications to Materials Research
Microstructures 2023;3:2023029.
Available online: 4 Jul 2023