Crystallographic faceting of bulk tungsten surfaces observed during in situ heating in an environmental scanning electron microscope

H Bai, NJ Briot, MJ Beck, TJ Balk - Materials Characterization, 2024 - Elsevier
The surface faceting of metals has been studied for several decades, typically using
experimental methods such as low-energy electron diffraction. In the current paper, surface …

[HTML][HTML] Growth and Faceting of Tungsten and Oxides in Scandate Cathode Particles during In Situ Heating in the Scanning Electron Microscope

H Bai, TJ Balk - Crystals, 2024 - mdpi.com
Tungsten-based scandate dispenser cathodes are promising next-generation thermionic
electron sources for vacuum electron devices, due to their excellent emission performance …

Faceting of Tungsten Via Environmental Control of Temperature, Pressure and Chemistry, and Evolution of Thermionic Cathode Materials

H Bai - 2024 - search.proquest.com
Scandate cathode presents a great potential of being used as electron emitters in vacuum
electron device due to its excellent emission performance. However, it is burdened by …