Elizabeth C. Dickey

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Materials Research Institute Elizabeth C. Dickey

 

PUBLICATIONS

 

IN PRESS

 

A.V. Polotai, T.-H. Jeong, G.-Y. Yang, E.C. Dickey, C.A. Randall, P. Pinceloup, A.S. Gurav, "Effect of Cr Additions on the Electrical Properties of Ni-BaTiO3 Ultra-thin Multilayer Capacitors," Journal of Electroceramics, in press and available online.

 


2008


(2008) M.J. Olszta, E.C. Dickey, “Interfacial Stoichiometry and Structure in Niobium and Niobium Oxide Solid Electrolytic Capacitors,” Microscopy and Microanalysis, 14 (5) 451-458.


(2008) A.V. Polotai, I. Fujii, D.P. Shay, G.-Y. Yang, E.C. Dickey, C.A. Randall, “Effect of Heating Rate During Sintering the on Electrical Properties of Ni-BaTiO3 Ultra-thin Multilayer Ceramic Capacitors”, Journal of the American Ceramic Society, 91 (8) 2540-2544.


(2008) A.V. Polotai, J.F. Foreman, E.C. Dickey, K. Meinert, "Laser surface processing of B4C-TiB2 Eutectics," International Journal of Applied Ceramic Technology, 5 (6) 610-617.


(2008) T. Trammell, X. Zhang, E.C. Dickey, Y. Li, and L.Q. Chen, “Equilibrium Strain-Energy Analysis of Coherently Strained Core-Shell Nanowires," Journal of Crystal Growth, 310 (12) 3084-3092.


(2008) T.E. Clark, P. Nimmatoori, K.-K. Lew, J.M. Redwing, E.C. Dickey, "Diameter Dependent Growth Rate and Interfacial Abruptness in Vapor-Liquid-Solid Si/Si1-xGex Heterostructure Nanowires," Nano Letters, 6 (4) 1246-1252.


(2008) K. Adu, H. Gutierrez, G. Chen, K.-K. Lew, P. Nimmatoori, X. Zhang, E. Dickey, J. Redwing, P. Eklund, Q. Lu, "Raman Scattering from Si1-xGex Alloy Nanowires," The Journal of Physical Chemistry, 112 (9) 3205-3219.

 


2007

 

(2007) G. Y. Yang, P. Moses, E.C. Dickey, C. A. Randall, "Localized Detection and Analysis of Heterogeneous Electrical Leakage in Thin-Layer Capacitors," Journal of Materials Research, 22 (12) 3507-3515.


(2007) A.V. Polotai, G.-Y. Yang, E.C. Dickey, C.A. Randall, "Utilization of Multiple Stage Sintering to Control Ni Electrode Continuity in a Ultra-Thin Ni-BaTiO3 Multilayer Capacitors," Journal of the American Ceramic Society, 90 (12) 3811-3817.


(2007) C. Srinivasan, T. Mullen, J. Hohman, M. Anderson, A. Dameron, A. Andrews, E.C. Dickey, M. Horn, P. Weiss, G. Chriss, S. Bumbarger, "Scanning Electron Microscopy Metrology of Nanoscale Chemical Patterns" ACS Nano, 1 (3), 191-201.


(2007) X. Zhang, K.-K. Lew, P. Nimmatoori, J.M. Redwing, E.C. Dickey, "Diameter-Dependent Composition of Vapor-Liquid-Solid Grown Si1-xGex Nanowires," Nano Letters, 7 (10),   3241-3245.


(2007) H. Deng, E.C. Dickey, Y. Paderno, V. Paderno, V. Filippov, "Interface Crystallography and Structure in LaB6-ZrB2 Directionally Solidified Eutectics," Journal of the American Ceramic Society, 90 (8), 2306-2609.


(2007) Q. Wang, O. Varghese, C.A. Grimes,  E.C. Dickey, "Grain Boundary Blocking and Segregation Effects in Yttrium-doped Polycrystalline Titanium Dioxide," Solid State Ionics, 178 (3-4), 187-194.


(2007) A.D. Lueking, H.R. Gutierrez, D.A. Fonseca, E.C. Dickey, "Structural Characterization of Exfoliated Graphite Nanofibers," Carbon, 45 (4), 751-759.


(2007) X. Zhang, J. Kulik, E.C. Dickey, "Diffusion in SiXGe1-x/ Si Nanowire Heterostructures," Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, 7 (2), 717–720.


(2007) K. Morita, Y. Mizuno, H. Chazono, H. Kishi, G.Y. Yang, W.-E. Liu, E.C. Dickey, C.A. Randall, "Electric Conduction of Thin-layer Ni-multilayer Ceramic Capacitors With Core-shell Structure BaTiO3," Japanese Journal of Applied Physics, 46 (5A) 2984-2990.


(2007) J. He, R.K. Behera, M.W. Finnis, X. Li, E.C. Dickey, S.R. Phillpot, S.B. Sinnott, "Prediction of High-Temperature Point Defect Formation in TiO2 from Combined Ab Initio and Thermodynamic Calculations," Acta Materialia, 55 (13), 4325-4337.


(2007) X. Weng, J.D. Acord, A. Jain, E.C. Dickey, J.M. Redwing, "Evolution of threading dislocation density and stress in GaN films grown on (111) Si substrates by metalorganic chemical vapor deposition," Journal of Electronic Materials, 36 (4) 346-352.


(2007) A. Polotai, T.-H. Jeong, G.-Y. Yang, E.C. Dickey, C.A. Randall, P. Pinceloup, A.S. Gurav, "Effect of Cr Additions on the Microstructural Stability of Ni Electrodes in Ultra-thin BaTiO3 Multilayer Ceramic Capacitors," Journal of Electroceramics, 18 (3-4) 261-268.


(2007) X.X. Xi, A.V Pogrebnyakov, S.Y. Xu, K. Chen, Y. Cui, E.C. Maertz, C.G. Zhuang, Q. Li, D.R. Lamborn, J.M. Redwing, Z.K. Liu, A. Soukiassian, D.G. Schlom, X.J. Weng, E.C. Dickey, Y.B. Chen, W. Tian, X.Q. Pan, S.A. Cybart, R.C. Dynes, "MgB2 Thin Films by Hybrid Physical-Chemical Vapor Deposition," Physica C, 456 (1-2) 22-37.


(2007) X. Wang, S. Raghavan, J.D. Acord, A. Jain, E.C. Dickey, J.M. Redwing, "Evolution of Threading Dislocations in MOCVD-grown GaN Films Grown on (111) Si Substrates," Journal of Crystal Growth, 300 (4), 217-222.

 


2006


(2006) M.J. Olszta, J.Wang, E.C. Dickey, "Stoichiometry and Valence Measurements of Niobium Oxides using Electron Energy-Loss Spectroscopy," Journal of Microscopy, 224 (3) 233-241.


(2006) K. Chen, Y. Cui, Q. Li, X.X. Xi, S.A. Cybart, R.C. Dynes, X. Weng, E.C. Dickey, J.M. Redwing, "Planar MgB2 Superconductor-normal Metal-superconductor Josephson Junctions Fabricated Using Epitaxial MgB2/TiB2 Bilayers," Applied Physics Letters, 88 (22), 222511.


(2006) S. Raghavan, X. Weng, E. Dickey, J.M. Redwing, "Correlation of Growth Stress and Structural Evolution During Metal Organic Chemical Vapor Deposition of GaN on (111) Si," Journal of Applied Physics, 88 (4), 041904.


(2006) K.M. Fox, J.R. Hellman, E.C. Dickey, D.J. Green, D.L. Shelleman, R.L. Yeckley, "Impression and Compression Creep of SiAlON Ceramics," Journal of the American Ceramic Society, 89 (8), 2555-2563.


(2006) G.Y. Yang, S.I. Lee, Z.J. Liu, C.J. Anthony, E.C. Dickey, Z.K. Liu, C.A. Randall, "The Effect of Local Oxygen Activity on Ni-BaTiO3 Interfacial Reactions," Acta Materialia, 54 (13), 3513-3523.


(2006) K.K. Lew, L. Pan, E.C. Dickey, J.M. Redwing, "Effect of Growth Conditions on the Composition and Structure of Si1-xGex Nanowires Grown by Vapor-Liquid-Solid Growth." Journal of Materials Research, 21 (11), 2876-2881.

 


2005


(2005) Y. Wang, K.-K. Lew, T.-T. Ho, L. Pan, S.W. Novak, E.C. Dickey, J.M. Redwing, T.S. Mayer, "Use of Phosphine as an n-type Dopant Source for Vapor-Liquid-Solid Growth of Silicon Nanowires," Nanoletters, 5 (11) 2139-2143.


(2005) A. Polotai, K. Breece, E. Dickey, C.A. Randall, "A Novel Approach to Sintering Nanocrystalline Barium Titanate Ceramics," Journal of the American Ceramic Society, 88 (11) 3008-3012.


(2005) L. Pan, K.-K. Lew, J.M. Redwing, E.C. Dickey, "Stranski-Krastanow Growth of Germanium on Silicon Nanowires," Nano Letters, 5 (6) 1081-1085.


(2005) L. Pan, K.-K. Lew, J.M. Redwing, E.C. Dickey, "Effect of Diborane on the Microstructure of Boron-Doped Silicon Nanowires," Journal of Crystal Growth, 277 (1-4) 428-436.


(2005) S. Raghavan, X.J. Weng, E. Dickey, J.M. Redwing, "Effect of AlN interlayers on growth stress in GaN layers deposited on (111) Si," Applied Physics Letters, 87 (14) 142101.

 


2004


(2004) G.Y. Yang, E.C. Dickey, C.A. Randall, D.E. Barber, P. Pinceloup, M.A. Henderson, R.A. Hill, J.J. Beeson, D.J. Skamser, "Oxygen Nonstoichiometry and Dielectric Evolution of BaTiO3.  Part I—Improvement of Insulation Resistance with Reoxidation," Journal of Applied Physics, 96 (12), 7492–7499.

 


(2004) G.Y. Yang, E.C. Dickey, C.A. Randall, D.E. Barber, P. Pinceloup, M.A. Henderson, R.A. Hill, J.J. Beeson, D.J. Skamser, "Oxygen Nonstoichiometry and Dielectric Evolution of BaTiO3.  Part II—Insulation Resistance Degradation Under Applied dc Bias," Journal of Applied Physics, 96 (12), 7500–7508.


(2004) H. Deng, E.C. Dickey, Y. Paderno, V. Paderno, V. Filippov A. Sayir, "Crystallographic Characterization and Indentation Mechanical Properties of LaB6-ZrB2 Directionally Solidified Eutectics," Journal of Materials Science, 39 (19), 5987-5994.


(2004) D.I. Woodward, I.M. Reaney, G.Y. Yang, E.C. Dickey, C.A. Randall, "Vacancy Ordering in Reduced Barium Titanate," Applied Physics Letters, 84 (23) 4650-4652.


(2004) Q. Wang, G. Lian, E.C. Dickey, "Grain Boundary Segregation in Yttrium-doped Polycrystalline TiO2," Acta Materialia, 52 (4) 809-820.


(2004) Y. Zhu, A. Cammers-Goodwin, B. Zhao, A. Dozier, E.C. Dickey, "Kinetic Precipitation of Solution-phase Polyoxomolybdate Followed by Transmission Electron Microscopy: A Window to Solution-phase Nanostructure," Chemistry-A European Journal, 10 (10), 2421-2427.


(2004) C.A. Furtado, U.J. Kim, H.R. Gutierrez, L. Pan, E.C. Dickey, P.C. Eklund, "Debundling and dissolution of single-walled carbon nanotubes in amide solvents," Journal of the American Chemical Society 126 (19) 6095-6105.


(2004) K.-K. Lew, L. Pan, T.E. Bogart, S.M. Dilts, E.C. Dickey, J.M. Redwing, Y. Wang, M. Cabassi, T.S. Mayer, S.W. Novak, "Structural and Electrical Properties of Trimethylboron-doped Silicon Nanowires," Applied Physics  Letters, 85 (11) 3101-3103.


(2004) W. Wang, O.K. Varghese, M. Paulose, C.A Grimes, Q. Wang and E.C. Dickey, "A Study on the Growth and Structure of Titania Nanotubes," Journal of Materials Research, 19 (2) 417-422.

 


2003


(2003) K.-K. Lew, L. Pan, E.C. Dickey, J.M. Redwing, "Vapor-Liquid-Solid Growth of Silicon-Germanium Nanowires," Advanced Materials, 15 (24), 2073-2076.


(2003) N.I. Kovtyukhova, T.E. Mallouk, L. Pan, E.C. Dickey, "Individual Single Walled Nanotubes and Hydrogels Made by Oxidative Exfoliation of Carbon Nanotube Ropes," Journal of the American Chemical Society, 125 (32), 9761-9769.


(2003) Q. Xiong, R. Gupta, K.W. Adu, E.C. Dickey, G.D. Lian, D. Tham, J.E. Fischer, P.C. Eklund, "Raman Spectroscopy and Structure of Crystalline Gallium Phosphide Nanowires," Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology,  3 (4) 335-339.


(2003) C.A. Grimes, K.G. Ong, O.K. Varghese, X. Yang, G. Mor, M. Paulose, E.C. Dickey, C. Ruan, M.V. Pishko, J.W. Kendig, A.J. Mason, "A Sentinel Sensor Network for Hydrogen Sensing," Sensors, 3 (3), 69-82.


(2003) O. K. Varghese, D. Gong, M. Paulose, K.G. Ong, E.C. Dickey, C.A. Grimes, "Extreme Changes in the Electrical Resistance of Titania Nanotubes Upon Exposure to Hydrogen," Advanced Materials, 15 (7-8), 624-627.


(2003) D. Qian, R. Andrews, D. Jacques, P. Kichambare, G. Lian, E.C. Dickey, "Low-Temperature Synthesis of Large-area CNx Nanotube Arrays," Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, 3 (1-2) 93-97.


(2003) O.K. Varghese, D. Gong, M. Paulose, C.A. Grimes, E.C. Dickey, "Crystallization and High Temperature Structural Stability of Titanium Oxide Nanotube Arrays," Journal of Materials Research, 18 (1), 156-165.


(2003) S.B. Sinnott and E.C. Dickey, "Ceramic/metal Interface Structures and Their Relationship to Atomic- and Meso-scale Properties," Materials Science and Engineering R, 43 (1-2), 1-59.


(2003) G.Y. Yang, E.C. Dickey, C.A. Randall, M.S. Randall, L.A. Mann, "Modulated and Ordered Defect Structures in Electrically Degraded Ni-BaTiO3 Multilayer Ceramic Capacitors," Journal of Applied Physics, 94 (9), 5990-5996.


(2003) G.D. Lian, E.C. Dickey, S.H. Chun, K.C. Ku, N. Samarth, "Interface Structure and Chemistry in ZnSe/Ga1-xMnxAs/ZnSe Heterostructures," Applied Physics Letters, 82 (21), 3656-3658.

 


2002


(2002) Z. Mao, Y. Ma, S.B. Sinnott, E.C. Dickey, "Ab-Initio Calculations of the S5 (210) cubic-ZrO2 Grain Boundary Structure and Chemistry," Journal of the American Ceramic Society, 85 (6), 1594-1600.


(2002) V. Blondeau-Patissier, G.D. Lian, B. Domenichini, A. Steinbrunn, S. Bourgeois, E.C. Dickey, "Molybdenum Thin-Film Growth on Rutile Titanium Dioxide (110)," Surface Science, 506 (1-2), 119-128.
(2002) G.D. Lian, E.C. Dickey, M. Ueno, M.K. Sunkara, "Ru-Doped Nanostructured Carbon Films," Diamond and Related Materials, 11 (12), 1890-1896.


(2002) M. Paulose, C.A. Grimes, O.K. Varghese, E.C. Dickey, "Self-Assembled Fabrication of Aluminum-Silicon Nanowire Networks," Applied Physics Letters, 81 (1), 153-155.


(2002) E.C. Dickey, O.K. Varghese, K.G. Ong, D. Gong, M. Paulose, C.A. Grimes, "Room Temperature Ammonia and Humidity Sensing Using Highly Ordered Nanoporous Alumina Films," Sensors, 2 (3), 91-110.


(2002) O.K. Varghese, D. Gong, M. Paulose, C.A. Grimes, E.C. Dickey, "Highly Ordered Nanoporous Alumina Films: Effect of Pore Size and Uniformity on Sensing Performance," Journal of Materials Research, 17 (5), 1162-1171.


(2002) P.D. Kichambare, D. Qian, E.C. Dickey, C.A. Grimes, "Thin Film Metallic Catalyst Coatings for the Growth of Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes by Pyrolysis of Xylene," Carbon, 40, 1903-1909.


(2002) R.S. Singh, C.A. Grimes, E.C. Dickey, "Fabrication of Nanoporous TiO2 Films Through Benard-Marangoni Convection," Materials Research Innovations, 5 (3-4), 178-184.

 


2001


(2001) D. Gong, C.A. Grimes, O.K. Varghese, Z. Chen, W. Hu, E.C. Dickey, "Titanium Oxide Nanotube Arrays Prepared by Anodic Oxidation," Journal of Materials Research, 16 (12), 3331-3334.


(2001) E.C. Dickey, C.A. Grimes, M.K. Jain, K.G. Ong, D. Qian, P.D. Kichambare, R. Andrews, D. Jacques, "Visible Photoluminescence from Ru-Doped Multiwall Carbon Nanotubes," Applied Physics Letters, 75 (24),125-128.


(2001) M.K. Sunkara, S. Sharma, G. Lian, E.C. Dickey, R. Miranda, "Bulk Synthesis of Monodisperse Silicon Nanowires Using a Low-Temperature Vapor-Liquid-Solid Method," Applied Physics Letters, 79 (10), 1546-1548.


(2001) C.A. Grimes, E.C. Dickey, C. Mungle, K.G. Ong, D. Qian, "Effect of Purification on the Electrical Conductivity and Complex Permittivity of Multiwall Carbon Nanotubes," Journal of Applied Physics, 90 (8), 4134-4137.


(2001) R. Andrews, D. Jacques, Q. Dali and E.C. Dickey, "Purification and Structural Annealing of Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes at Graphitization Temperatures," Carbon, 39 (11), 1681-1687.


(2001) C.A. Grimes, R.S. Singh, E.C. Dickey, O. Varghese," Metal-Oxide Thin Films With Magnetically Controlled Nanoporous Architectures," Journal of Materials Research, 16 (6), 1686-1693.


(2001) C.-X. Guo, O. Warschkow, D.E. Ellis, V.P. Dravid, E.C. Dickey, "Oxide-Oxide Interfaces: Atomistic and Density Functional Study of Cubic-Zirconia (100)//NiO (111), Journal of the American Ceramic Society, 84 (11), 2677-2684.


(2001) D. Qian, E.C. Dickey (2), "In-Situ Transmission Electron Microscopy Studies of Polymer/Carbon Nanotube Composites," Journal of Microscopy, 204 (1), 39-45.


(2001) C.S. Frazer, E.C. Dickey, A. Sayir, "Crystallographic Texture and Orientation Variants in Al2O3/Y3Al5O12 Directionally Solidified Eutectic Crystals," J. Crystal Growth, 233 (1-2), 187-195.


(2001) E.C. Dickey, X. Fan, S.J. Pennycook, "Structure and Chemistry of Yttria-stabilized Cubic Zirconia Symmetrical Tilt Grain Boundaries," Journal of the American Ceramic Society, 84 (6), 1361-1368.

 


2000


(2000) E.C. Dickey, Y. Ma, Bagiyono, G.D. Lian, S.B. Sinnott, T. Wagner, "Preferred Crystallographic Orientation Relationships Between Nickel Films Deposited on Cubic-Zirconia Substrates," Thin Solid Films, 372 (1-2), 37-44.


(2000) D. Qian, E.C. Dickey, R. Andrews, T. Rantell, "Load Transfer and Deformation Mechanisms in Carbon Nanotube- Polystyrene Composites," Applied Physics Letters, 76 (20), 2868-2870.


(2000) X.D. Fan, E.C. Dickey, P. Eklund, L. Grigorian, S.J. Pennycook, R. Buczdo and S.T. Pantelides, "Atomic Arrangement of Iodine Atoms Inside Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes," Physical Review Letters, 84 (20), 4621-4624.


(2000) C. A. Grimes, D. Kouzoudis, E.C. Dickey, D. Qian, M.A. Anderson, R. Shahidain, M. Lindsey, and L. Green, "Magnetoelastic Sensors In Combination With Nanometer-Scale Honeycombed Thin Film Ceramic TiO2 For Remote Query Measurement Of Humidity," Journal of Applied Physics, 87 (9), 5341-5343.


(2000) C.A. Grimes, D. Qian, J. L. Allen, E.C. Dickey, and P.C. Eklund, "Laser Pyrolysis Fabrication Of Iron Nitride Nanoparticles: Magnetic And Structural Properties," Journal of Applied Physics 87 (9), 5642-5644.

 


1999


(1999) R. Andrews, D. Jacques, A.M. Rao, F. Derbyshire, D. Qian, X. Fan, E.C. Dickey, J. Chen, "Continuous Production of Aligned Carbon Nanotubes: A Step Closer to Commercial Realization," Chemical Physics Letters, 303 (5-6), 467-474.


(1999) X.D. Fan, E.C. Dickey, S.J. Pennycook, M.K. Sunkara, "Z-Contrast Imaging and Electron Energy Loss Spectroscopy Analysis of Chromium Doped Diamond-Like Carbon," Applied Physics Letters, 75 (18), 2740-2742.


(1999) S.B. Sinnott, R. Andrews, D. Qian, A.M. Rao, Z. Mao, E.C. Dickey, F. Derbyshire, "Model of Carbon Nanotube Growth Through Chemical Vapor Deposition," Chemical Physics Letters, 315 (1-2), 25-30.


(1999) P. Koduri, M.K. Sunkara, E.C. Dickey, C. Frazer, S.V. Babu, "Structural and Electrochemical Characterization of Metal Doped Diamond-Like Carbon (Me-DLC) Films," Surface Engineering, 15 (5), 373-376.


(1999) E.C. Dickey, C.S. Frazer, T.R. Watkins, C.R. Hubbard, "Residual Stresses in High Temperature Ceramic Eutectics," Journal of the European Ceramic Society, 19 (13-14), 2503-2509.


(1999) S.J. Pennycook, E.C. Dickey, P.D. Nellist, M.F. Chisholm, Y. Yan and S.T. Pantelides, "A Combined Experimental and Theoretical Approach to Atomic Structure and Segregation at Ceramic Interfaces," Journal of the European Ceramic Society, 19 (13-14), 2211-2216.


(1999) E.C. Dickey, B.A. Pint, K.B. Alexander, I.G. Wright, "Oxidation Behavior of Platinum-Aluminum Alloys and the Effect of Zr Doping," Journal of Materials Research, 14 (12), 4531-4540.


(1999) E.C. Dickey, X. Fan, S.J. Pennycook, "Direct Atomic-Scale Imaging of Ceramic Interfaces," Acta Materialia, 47 (15-16), 4061-4068.

 


1998

 

(1998) E.C. Dickey, V.P. Dravid, P. Nellist, D.J. Wallis, S.J. Pennycook, "Three-Dimensional Atomic Structure of NiO-ZrO2(cubic) Interfaces," Acta Materialia 46 (5), 1801-1816.


(1998) L. Grigorian, K.A. Williams, S. Fang, G.U. Sumanasekera, A.L. Loper, E.C. Dickey, S.J. Pennycook, P.C. Eklund, "Reversible Intercalation of Charged Iodine Chains into Carbon Nanotube Ropes," Physical Review Letters, 80 (25), 5560-5563.


(1998) Y. Chen, R.C. Haddon, S. Fang, A.M. Rao, P.C. Eklund, W. Lee, E.C. Dickey, E.A. Grulke, J.C. Pendergrass, A. Chavan, B.E Haley, R.E. Smalley, "Chemical Attachment of Organic Functional Groups to Single-Walled Carbon Nanotube Material," Journal of Materials Research, 13 (9), 2423-2431.

 


1997


(1997) E.C. Dickey, C.R. Hubbard, V.P. Dravid, "Interlamellar Residual Stresses in Single Grains of NiO-ZrO2(cubic) Directionally Solidified Eutectics," Journal of the American Ceramic Society, 80 (11), 2773-80.

 

(1997) E.C. Dickey, V.P. Dravid, P. Nellist, D.J. Wallis, S.J. Pennycook, A. Revcolevschi, "Structure and Bonding at Ni-ZrO2(cubic) Interfaces Formed by the Reduction of NiO-ZrO2(cubic) Composite," Microscopy and Microanalysis, 3 (5), 443-450.