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SiC crystals made in electron microscope

Mixed powder of graphite and Si is heated up to 1,500degree Celsius and grown into a crystal of SiC through chemical reaction. A photograph shows us an example of the reaction. Here are transmitted images photographed at 1,500degree Celsius (left is before and right is after the reaction). The SiC (006) layer (d = 0.252 nm) is growing up on a graphite (002) layer (d = 0.335 nm).

At 49th photo contest hosted by the Japanese Society of Electron Microscopy in 1993.

Condition

Specimen: Mixed powder of graphite and Si
Instrument: Transmission Electron Microscope H-9000NAR
Magnification : × 300,000
Accelerating voltage : 300 kV

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This work was presented at the "photo contest" hosted by the Japanese Society of Microscopy.

The Japanese Society of Microscopy.

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