2nd International Multidisciplinary Microscopy and Microanalysis Congress: Proceedings of InterM, October 16-19, 2014 (Springer Proceedings in Physics, 164)

The 2nd International Multidisciplinary Microscopy and Microanalysis Congress & Exhibition (InterM 2014) was held on 16ℓ́ℓ19 October 2014 in Oludeniz, Fethiye/ Mugla, Turkey. The aim of the congress was to gather scientists from various branches and discuss the latest improvements in the field of microscopy. The focus of the congress has been widened in an "interdisciplinary" manner, so as to allow all scientists working on several related subjects to participate and present their work. These proceedings include 33 peer-reviewed technical papers, submitted by leading academic and research institutions from over 17 countries and representing some of the most cutting-edge research available. The papers were presented at the congress in the following sessions: ℗ʺ℗ℓ℗ℓ℗ℓ℗ℓ℗ℓ℗ℓ℗ℓ℗ℓ Applications of Microscopy in the Physical Sciences ℗ʺ℗ℓ℗ℓ℗ℓ℗ℓ℗ℓ℗ℓ℗ℓ℗ℓ Applications of Microscopy in the Biological Sciences Preface 6 Organization 7 Contents 9 Contributors 13 Applications of Microscopy in the Physical Sciences 20 1 Electron Microscopy Study of Thermoelectric (BixSb1-x)2Te3 Thin Film 21 Abstract 21 1 Introduction 21 2 Experimental Details 22 3 Results and Discussion 22 4 Conclusion 24 References 24 2 Structural Characterization of Layers for Advanced Non-volatile Memories 26 Abstract 26 1 Introduction 26 2 Flash Memories 27 3 Resistive Memories 32 References 34 3 Advanced Technology for Analytical Electron Microscopy by Using Aberration Corrected Transmission Electron 35 Abstract 35 References 39 4 TEM Characterization of a Complex Twinning System in 3C--SiC 40 Abstract 40 1 Introduction 40 2 Experiment 41 3 Results and Discussion 41 4 Conclusion 43 Acknowledgments 43 References 44 5 Microstructural Evaluation of Suspension Thermally Sprayed WC-Co Nanocomposite Coatings 45 Abstract 45 1 Introduction 46 2 Experimental 46 2.1 Coating Deposition and Post-treatment 46 2.2 Microstructural Evaluation 47 2.3 Sliding Wear Investigations 47 3 Results 47 4 Discussion 49 4.1 Coating Microstructure 49 4.2 Sliding Wear 51 5 Conclusions 52 References 52 6 Wavelength Depended Speckle Correlation Analyses of Engineered Metal Surfaces 53 Abstract 53 1 Introduction 53 2 Theory 55 3 Experimental 57 4 Results 59 5 Conclusions 63 Acknowledgments 63 References 63 7 Effect of V2O5 Additives to the Sintering of Y2O3 65 Abstract 65 1 Introduction 65 2 Experimental 66 3 Results and Discussion 67 4 Conclusions 69 Acknowledgments 69 References 70 8 Integrating Microscopic Analysis into Existing Quality Assurance Processes 71 Abstract 71 1 Introduction 72 2 Hardware and Software Setup 72 3 Algorithm and Implementation 74 4 Results 76 5 Summary and Outlook 77 References 78 9 Effect of Annealing Temperature on the Structural and Magnetic Properties of Terbium Iron Garnet Thin Films Prepared by Sol-Gel Method 79 Abstract 79 1 Introduction 79 2 Method 80 2.1 Samples Preparation 80 2.2 Characterization Techniques 80 3 Results 81 3.1 Structural Analysis 81 3.2 Morphological Characteristic 82 3.3 Magnetic Properties 83 4 Conclusions 85 Acknowledgments 85 References 85 10 Fibrous Growth of Chloride Minerals on Diatomite Saturated with a Brine 87 Abstract 87 1 Introduction 87 2 Materials and Methods 88 3 Results 88 4 Discussion and Conclusions 91 Acknowledgments 92 References 92 11 Fractal Characteristics of the Pore Network in Diatomites Using Mercury Porosimetry and Image Analysis 93 Abstract 93 1 Introduction 93 2 Materials and Methods 94 2.1 Samples and Thin-Section Images 94 2.2 Image Analysis and Fractal Dimension 95 2.3 Mercury Porosimetry and Fractal Dimension 96 3 Results and Discussion 97 3.1 Fractal Analysis of Pore Network from SEM Images 97 3.2 Fractal Analysis of Mercury Porosimetry Data 100 4 Conclusions 102 Acknowledgments 102 References 102 12 Development of an Off-Axis Digital Holographic Microscope for Large Scale Measurement in Fluid Mechanics 104 Abstract 104 1 Introduction 105 2 Digital Holographic Microscope 105 3 Experiment 106 4 Results and Discussion 108 5 Conclusions 108 Acknowledgments 109 References 109 13 SEM-EDS Observation of Structure Changes in Synthetic Zeolites Modified for CO2 Capture Needs 110 Abstract 110 1 Introduction 111 2 Materials 112 3 Methods 112 4 Results 113 5 Conclusions 114 Acknowledgments 114 References 114 14 SEM Investigation of Microstructures in Hydration Products of Portland Cement 117 Abstract 117 1 Introduction 118 2 Materials 118 3 Methods 118 4 Results and Discussion 119 5 Conclusion 123 Acknowledgments 123 References 123 15 Some Properties of 1.3343 Steel Treated by Pulse Plasma Technique 125 Abstract 125 1 Introduction 125 2 Experimental 126 3 Results and Discussion 126 4 Conclusion 130 References 130 16 Investigation of Microstructure of Ceramics Produced from Gabbro and Zeolite Raw Materials 132 Abstract 132 1 Introduction 132 2 Experimental Procedure 133 3 Results and Discussion 134 4 Conclusions 137 References 137 17 The Effect of MgO and MgO--Al2O3 on Zirconia Produced by Precipitation Method 139 Abstract 139 1 Introduction 139 2 Experimental Details 140 3 Results and Discussion 141 4 Conclusion 144 Acknowledgments 144 References 144 18 Microstructural Investigation of IF Steels Joined by Metal Inert Gas Brazing 146 Abstract 146 1 Introduction 146 2 Experimental Work 148 2.1 Materials 148 2.2 MIG-Brazing Operations 148 3 Results and Discussion 149 4 Conclusion 151 References 151 19 An ESEM/EDX Methodology for the Study of Additive Adsorption at the Polymer-Air Interface 153 Abstract 153 1 Introduction 153 2 Materials and Methods 154 3 Results and Discussion 154 3.1 Pressure Studies 154 3.2 Voltage Studies 155 3.3 Monte-Carlo Simulations 155 3.4 Gun Voltage Testing 156 3.5 Elemental X-Ray Mapping 157 4 Conclusions 158 Acknowledgments 158 References 159 20 Enhanced Confocal Fluorescence Microscope Performance Using a Differential Pinhole 160 Abstract 160 1 Introduction 160 2 CFM Image Formation 161 3 SNR-Resolution Trade-Off 162 4 Differential Pinhole 163 5 Improved Performance 164 6 Conclusions 165 References 166 21 Thermal Neutron Detection by Entrapping 6LiF Nanodiamonds in Siloxane Scintillators 167 Abstract 167 1 Introduction 167 2 Materials and Methods 168 3 Results and Discussion 169 4 Conclusions 172 References 173 22 High Temperature Reliability of Ta-Based and TiW-Based Diffusion Barriers 174 Abstract 174 1 Introduction 174 2 Reliability Investigations 175 2.1 Experimental Details 175 2.2 XRD Analysis 176 2.3 TEM Analysis 176 2.4 Four-Probe Measurement 176 3 Diffusion Barriers for Thermoelectric Generators 177 4 Summary 178 Acknowledgments 178 References 179 23 The Direct Observation of Grain Refinement Mechanism in Advanced Multicomponent gamma -TiAl Based Structural Intermetallics Doped with Boron 180 Abstract 180 1 Introduction 180 2 Materials and Methods 181 3 Results and Discussion 182 4 Conclusions 185 Acknowledgments 186 References 186 24 Low Temperature Resistivity of the Rare Earth Diborides (Er, Ho, Tm)B2 187 Abstract 187 1 Introduction 188 2 Sample Preparation and Experimental Technique 188 3 Results and Discussion 188 4 Conclusions 190 References 190 25 Influence of Mechanical Parameters on the Friction and Wear of Sliding Brass-Steel Couple 191 Abstract 191 1 Introduction 191 2 Experimental Device 192 3 Materials 192 4 Experimental Results 193 5 Analysis and Interpretation of Results 195 5.1 Effect of the Time Parameter to Friction and Wear 195 5.2 Effect of Normal Load on the Friction and Wear 195 5.3 Effect of Speed on Friction and Wear 196 6 Conclusions 198 References 198 26 Measuring the Degree of Sensitization (DOS) Using an Electrochemical Technique 200 Abstract 200 1 Introduction 200 2 Materials and Methods 201 3 Results and Discussions 202 4 Conclusions 205 References 205 27 Substitution for Chromium and Nickel in Austenitic Stainless Steels 207 Abstract 207 1 Introduction 207 2 Materials and Methods 209 3 Results and Discussions 210 4 Conclusions 215 References 215 Applications of Microscopy in the Biological Sciences 217 28 Ca, P and Collagen Fibrils Period Measurements in the Vertebras of Lordotic Sparus aurata 218 Abstract 218 1 Introduction 218 2 Materials and Methods 219 3 Results and Discussion 220 Acknowledgments 222 References 222 29 Use of Bone Marrow-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells in Improving Thioacetamide Induced Liver Fibrosis in Rats 224 Abstract 224 1 Introduction 224 2 Materials and Methods 225 3 Results 226 4 Discussions 228 References 229 30 Electrochemical Detection of Nicotine Using Cerium Nanoparticles Modified Carbon Paste Sensor and Anionic Surfactant 230 Abstract 230 1 Introduction 230 2 Experimental Work 231 3 Results and Discussion 232 4 Conclusions 240 References 240 31 Exploring the Antibiotic Effects in Bacterial Biofilms by Epifluorescence and Scanning Electron Microscopy 242 Abstract 242 1 Introduction 243 2 Biofilm Removal and Susceptibility 244 3 SEM Analysis of Biofilm Morphology 246 4 Conclusions 247 Acknowledgments 248 References 248 32 Quantitative Confocal Microscopy Analysis as a Basis for Search and Study of Potassium Kv1.x Channel Blockers 250 Abstract 250 1 Introduction 250 2 Materials and Methods 251 3 Results and Discussion 251 3.1 Design of Bioengineering Fluorescent System 251 3.2 A Role of CLSM 252 4 Conclusions 254 Acknowledgments 254 References 254 33 Analysis of Nucleosome Transcription Using Single-Particle FRET 256 Abstract 256 1 Introduction 257 2 Materials and Methods 257 3 Results and Discussion 258 Acknowledgments 261 References 261 Index 262 Front Matter....Pages i-xix Front Matter....Pages 1-1 Electron Microscopy Study of Thermoelectric (BixSb1-x)2Te3 Thin Film....Pages 3-7 Structural Characterization of Layers for Advanced Non-volatile Memories....Pages 9-17 Advanced Technology for Analytical Electron Microscopy by Using Aberration Corrected Transmission Electron....Pages 19-23 TEM Characterization of a Complex Twinning System in 3C–SiC....Pages 25-29 Microstructural Evaluation of Suspension Thermally Sprayed WC-Co Nanocomposite Coatings....Pages 31-38 Wavelength Depended Speckle Correlation Analyses of Engineered Metal Surfaces....Pages 39-50 Integrating Microscopic Analysis into Existing Quality Assurance Processes....Pages 51-56 Effect of Annealing Temperature on the Structural and Magnetic Properties of Terbium Iron Garnet Thin Films Prepared by Sol-Gel Method....Pages 57-64 Fibrous Growth of Chloride Minerals on Diatomite Saturated with a Brine....Pages 65-72 Fractal Characteristics of the Pore Network in Diatomites Using Mercury Porosimetry and Image Analysis....Pages 73-78 Development of an Off-Axis Digital Holographic Microscope for Large Scale Measurement in Fluid Mechanics....Pages 79-89 SEM-EDS Observation of Structure Changes in Synthetic Zeolites Modified for CO2 Capture Needs....Pages 91-96 SEM Investigation of Microstructures in Hydration Products of Portland Cement....Pages 97-103 Some Properties of 1.3343 Steel Treated by Pulse Plasma Technique....Pages 105-112 Investigation of Microstructure of Ceramics Produced from Gabbro and Zeolite Raw Materials....Pages 113-119 The Effect of MgO and MgO–Al2O3 on Zirconia Produced by Precipitation Method....Pages 121-127 Microstructural Investigation of IF Steels Joined by Metal Inert Gas Brazing....Pages 129-135 An ESEM/EDX Methodology for the Study of Additive Adsorption at the Polymer-Air Interface....Pages 137-143 Enhanced Confocal Fluorescence Microscope performance using a differential pinhole....Pages 145-151 Front Matter....Pages 153-159 Thermal Neutron Detection by Entrapping 6LiF Nanodiamonds in Siloxane Scintillators....Pages 1-1 High Temperature Reliability of Ta-Based and TiW-Based Diffusion Barriers....Pages 161-167 The Direct Observation of Grain Refinement Mechanism in Advanced Multicomponent γ-TiAl Based Structural Intermetallics Doped with Boron....Pages 169-174 Influence of Mechanical Parameters on the Friction and Wear of Sliding Brass-Steel Couple....Pages 175-181 Measuring the Degree of Sensitization (DOS) Using an Electrochemical Technique....Pages 183-186 Substitution for Chromium and Nickel in Austenitic Stainless Steels....Pages 187-195 Front Matter....Pages 197-203 Use of Bone Marrow-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells in Improving Thioacetamide Induced Liver Fibrosis in Rats....Pages 205-214 Electrochemical Detection of Nicotine Using Cerium Nanoparticles Modified Carbon Paste Sensor and Anionic Surfactant....Pages 215-215 Exploring the Antibiotic Effects in Bacterial Biofilms by Epifluorescence and Scanning Electron Microscopy....Pages 217-222 Quantitative Confocal Microscopy Analysis as a Basis for Search and Study of Potassium Kv1.x Channel Blockers....Pages 223-228 Analysis of Nucleosome Transcription Using Single-Particle FRET....Pages 229-240 Back Matter....Pages 241-248 ....Pages 249-254 The 2nd International Multidisciplinary Microscopy and Microanalysis Congress & Exhibition (InterM 2014) was held on 16ĺl19 October 2014 in Oludeniz, Fethiye/ Mugla, Turkey. The aim of the congress was to gather scientists from various branches and discuss the latest improvements in the field of microscopy. The focus of the congress has been widened in an "interdisciplinary" manner, so as to allow all scientists working on several related subjects to participate and present their work. These proceedings include 33 peer-reviewed technical papers, submitted by leading academic and research institutions from over 17 countries and representing some of the most cutting-edge research available. The papers were presented at the congress in the following sessions: ℗ʺ℗l℗l℗l℗l℗l℗l℗l℗l Applications of Microscopy in the Physical Sciences ℗ʺ℗l℗l℗l℗l℗l℗l℗l℗l Applications of Microscopy in the Biological Sciences