3-D investigation of internal interfaces in annealed metals using 3-D focused ion beam tomography

该研究将利用一套高度复杂的技术来研究退火金属的界面结构。 该双光束平台是澳大利亚首个此类平台，将从任何固体材料生成高分辨率3D图像。 它在材料科学和其他研究领域有巨大的潜力，这有利于澳大利亚在基础科学方面的地位。考虑到这些技术的复杂性，该项目将为早期职业研究人员提供一个良好的研究培训环境，这些研究人员将发展技术专业知识，这些技术有望在未来几年内为基础和应用研究做出重大贡献。

The research will utlilise a suite of highly sophisticated techniques to study the interfacial structure in annealed metals. The dual beam platform is the first of its kind in Australia and will generate high resolution 3-D images from any solid material. There is enormous potential for its use in materials science and other research fields which is beneficial to Australia's standing in basic science. Considering the sophisticated nature of the techniques, the project will provide an excellent research training environment for early career researchers who will develop expertise with techniques that are expected to a make major contribution to fundamental and applied research over the next few years.