title: Formation of Nanoporous Gold Studied by Transmission Electron Backscatter Diffraction.
abstract: Transmission electron backscatter diffraction (t-EBSD) was used to investigate the effect of dealloying on the microstructure of 140-nm thin gold foils. Statistical and local comparisons of the microstructure between the nonetched and nanoporous gold foils were made. Analyses of crystallographic texture, misorientation distribution, and grain structure clearly prove that during the dealloying manufacturing process of nanoporous materials the crystallographic texture is enhanced significantly with a clear decrease of internal strain, whereas maintaining the grain structure.
authors.affiliation: Department of Applied Physics,Zernike Institute for Advanced Materials,University of Groningen,Nijenborgh 4,9747 AG Groningen,The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Leo T H
authors.initials: LT
authors.lastname: de Jeer
authors.affiliation: Department of Applied Physics,Zernike Institute for Advanced Materials,University of Groningen,Nijenborgh 4,9747 AG Groningen,The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Diego
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Ribas Gomes
authors.affiliation: Department of Applied Physics,Zernike Institute for Advanced Materials,University of Groningen,Nijenborgh 4,9747 AG Groningen,The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Jorrit E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Nijholt
authors.affiliation: Department of Applied Physics,Zernike Institute for Advanced Materials,University of Groningen,Nijenborgh 4,9747 AG Groningen,The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Rik
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: van Bremen
authors.affiliation: Department of Applied Physics,Zernike Institute for Advanced Materials,University of Groningen,Nijenborgh 4,9747 AG Groningen,The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Václav
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Ocelík
authors.affiliation: Department of Applied Physics,Zernike Institute for Advanced Materials,University of Groningen,Nijenborgh 4,9747 AG Groningen,The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Jeff Th M
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: De Hosson
keywords: dealloying; nanoporous gold; scanning electron microscopy; texture; transmission EBSD