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Quantification Challenges for Atom Probe Tomography of Hydrogen and Deuterium in Zircaloy-4

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 March 2019

Isabelle Mouton Open the ORCID record for Isabelle Mouton [Opens in a new window] ,
Andrew J. Breen ,
Siyang Wang ,
Yanhong Chang ,
Agnieszka Szczepaniak ,
Paraskevas Kontis ,
Leigh T. Stephenson ,
Dierk Raabe ,
M. Herbig  and
T. Ben Britton
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Isabelle Mouton*
Affiliation:
Max-Planck-Institut für Eisenforschung, Max-Planck-Straße 1, 40237 Düsseldorf, Germany
Andrew J. Breen
Affiliation:
Max-Planck-Institut für Eisenforschung, Max-Planck-Straße 1, 40237 Düsseldorf, Germany
Siyang Wang
Affiliation:
Department of Materials, Royal School of Mines, Imperial College London, London, SW7 2AZ, UK
Yanhong Chang
Affiliation:
Max-Planck-Institut für Eisenforschung, Max-Planck-Straße 1, 40237 Düsseldorf, Germany
Agnieszka Szczepaniak
Affiliation:
Max-Planck-Institut für Eisenforschung, Max-Planck-Straße 1, 40237 Düsseldorf, Germany
Paraskevas Kontis
Affiliation:
Max-Planck-Institut für Eisenforschung, Max-Planck-Straße 1, 40237 Düsseldorf, Germany
Leigh T. Stephenson
Affiliation:
Max-Planck-Institut für Eisenforschung, Max-Planck-Straße 1, 40237 Düsseldorf, Germany
Dierk Raabe
Affiliation:
Max-Planck-Institut für Eisenforschung, Max-Planck-Straße 1, 40237 Düsseldorf, Germany
M. Herbig
Affiliation:
Max-Planck-Institut für Eisenforschung, Max-Planck-Straße 1, 40237 Düsseldorf, Germany
T. Ben Britton
Affiliation:
Department of Materials, Royal School of Mines, Imperial College London, London, SW7 2AZ, UK
Baptiste Gault*
Affiliation:
Max-Planck-Institut für Eisenforschung, Max-Planck-Straße 1, 40237 Düsseldorf, Germany
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*Authors for correspondence: Isabelle Mouton, E-mail: i.mouton@mpie.de; Baptiste Gault, E-mail: b.gault@mpie.de
*Authors for correspondence: Isabelle Mouton, E-mail: i.mouton@mpie.de; Baptiste Gault, E-mail: b.gault@mpie.de
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Abstract

Analysis and understanding of the role of hydrogen in metals is a significant challenge for the future of materials science, and this is a clear objective of recent work in the atom probe tomography (APT) community. Isotopic marking by deuteration has often been proposed as the preferred route to enable quantification of hydrogen by APT. Zircaloy-4 was charged electrochemically with hydrogen and deuterium under the same conditions to form large hydrides and deuterides. Our results from a Zr hydride and a Zr deuteride highlight the challenges associated with accurate quantification of hydrogen and deuterium, in particular associated with the overlap of peaks at a low mass-to-charge ratio and of hydrogen/deuterium containing molecular ions. We discuss possible ways to ensure that appropriate information is extracted from APT analysis of hydrogen in zirconium alloy systems that are important for nuclear power applications.

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atom probe tomographydeuteriumhydrogennuclear materialsquantificationzirconium alloy
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Materials Science: Metals
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Microscopy and Microanalysis , Volume 25 , Special Issue 2: Atom Probe Tomography and Microscopy APT&M 2018 , April 2019 , pp. 481 - 488
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Copyright © Microscopy Society of America 2019 

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