Atom Probe Tomography: Development and Application to the Geosciences

Atom probe tomography (APT) is an analytical technique that provides quantitative three-dimensional elemental and isotopic analyses at sub-nanometre resolution across the whole periodic table. Although developed and mostly used in the materials science and semiconductor fields, recent years have see...

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Main Authors: Reddy, Steven, Saxey, David, Rickard, William, Fougerouse, Denis, Montalvo, S.D., Verberne, R., Van Riessen, Arie
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: WILEY 2020
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Online Access:http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DE190101307
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/79359
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author Reddy, Steven
Saxey, David
Rickard, William
Fougerouse, Denis
Montalvo, S.D.
Verberne, R.
Van Riessen, Arie
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Saxey, David
Rickard, William
Fougerouse, Denis
Montalvo, S.D.
Verberne, R.
Van Riessen, Arie
author_sort Reddy, Steven
building Curtin Institutional Repository
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description Atom probe tomography (APT) is an analytical technique that provides quantitative three-dimensional elemental and isotopic analyses at sub-nanometre resolution across the whole periodic table. Although developed and mostly used in the materials science and semiconductor fields, recent years have seen increasing development and application in the geoscience and planetary science disciplines. Atom probe studies demonstrate compositional complexity at the nanoscale and provide fundamental new insights into the atom-scale mechanisms taking place in minerals over geological time. Here, we provide an overview of APT, including the historical development and technical aspects of the instrumentation, and the fundamentals of data acquisition, data processing and data reconstruction. We also review previous studies and highlight the potential future applications of nanoscale geochemical studies of natural materials.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-793592022-09-06T04:56:43Z Atom Probe Tomography: Development and Application to the Geosciences Reddy, Steven Saxey, David Rickard, William Fougerouse, Denis Montalvo, S.D. Verberne, R. Van Riessen, Arie Science & Technology Physical Sciences Geochemistry & Geophysics atom probe microscopy mineral geochemistry isotope geochemistry nanoscale FIELD-ION MICROSCOPY TRANSMISSION ELECTRON-MICROSCOPY TIME-OF-FLIGHT SPECIMEN PREPARATION GRAIN-BOUNDARIES LOCAL MAGNIFICATION QUANTITATIVE-ANALYSIS KIKUCHI DIFFRACTION SPATIAL-RESOLUTION PHASE BOUNDARIES Atom probe tomography (APT) is an analytical technique that provides quantitative three-dimensional elemental and isotopic analyses at sub-nanometre resolution across the whole periodic table. Although developed and mostly used in the materials science and semiconductor fields, recent years have seen increasing development and application in the geoscience and planetary science disciplines. Atom probe studies demonstrate compositional complexity at the nanoscale and provide fundamental new insights into the atom-scale mechanisms taking place in minerals over geological time. Here, we provide an overview of APT, including the historical development and technical aspects of the instrumentation, and the fundamentals of data acquisition, data processing and data reconstruction. We also review previous studies and highlight the potential future applications of nanoscale geochemical studies of natural materials. 2020 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/79359 10.1111/ggr.12313 English http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DE190101307 WILEY unknown
spellingShingle Science & Technology
Physical Sciences
Geochemistry & Geophysics
atom probe
microscopy
mineral
geochemistry
isotope geochemistry
nanoscale
FIELD-ION MICROSCOPY
TRANSMISSION ELECTRON-MICROSCOPY
TIME-OF-FLIGHT
SPECIMEN PREPARATION
GRAIN-BOUNDARIES
LOCAL MAGNIFICATION
QUANTITATIVE-ANALYSIS
KIKUCHI DIFFRACTION
SPATIAL-RESOLUTION
PHASE BOUNDARIES
Reddy, Steven
Saxey, David
Rickard, William
Fougerouse, Denis
Montalvo, S.D.
Verberne, R.
Van Riessen, Arie
Atom Probe Tomography: Development and Application to the Geosciences
title Atom Probe Tomography: Development and Application to the Geosciences
title_full Atom Probe Tomography: Development and Application to the Geosciences
title_fullStr Atom Probe Tomography: Development and Application to the Geosciences
title_full_unstemmed Atom Probe Tomography: Development and Application to the Geosciences
title_short Atom Probe Tomography: Development and Application to the Geosciences
title_sort atom probe tomography: development and application to the geosciences
topic Science & Technology
Physical Sciences
Geochemistry & Geophysics
atom probe
microscopy
mineral
geochemistry
isotope geochemistry
nanoscale
FIELD-ION MICROSCOPY
TRANSMISSION ELECTRON-MICROSCOPY
TIME-OF-FLIGHT
SPECIMEN PREPARATION
GRAIN-BOUNDARIES
LOCAL MAGNIFICATION
QUANTITATIVE-ANALYSIS
KIKUCHI DIFFRACTION
SPATIAL-RESOLUTION
PHASE BOUNDARIES
url http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DE190101307
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/79359