This review consists of an introduction (Section 1) and two main sections (Sections 2 and 3).
In Section 2 the following atomic models proposed for the equilibrium structure of grain …

Interfaces such as grain boundaries (GBs) and heterointerfaces (HIs) are known to play a
crucial role in structure-property relationships of polycrystalline materials. While several …

This textbook describes the physics of the plastic deformation of solids at high temperatures.
It is directed at geologists or geophysicists interested in the high-temperature behaviour of …

SUMMARY A survey is made of a number of the localized signal selection methods and
related techniques which may be used to improve the electron microscope image contrast …

This review presents the available experimental and theoretical understanding on the
structure and electronic properties of grain boundaries in semiconducting materials. High …

The elucidation of the effects of structurally extended defects on electronic properties of
materials is especially important in view of the current advances in electronic device …

The available models for grain-boundary diffusion are reviewed together with the relevant
mathematical techniques for extracting the grain-boundary diffusivity from the various types …

The whole complex of experimental results on the structure and properties of grain
boundaries in different materials has been analysed on the basis of the original works …

Over the last three decades the scanning transmission electron microscope (STEM) has
gone from a specialized instrument for nanoscale analysis to the microscope of choice for …

In many materials systems, electron beam effects may substantially alter and destroy the
structure of interest during observation. This is often true for the surface structures of catalytic …