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A Meshless Algorithm to Model Field Evaporation in Atom Probe Tomography

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 November 2015

Nicolas Rolland ,
François Vurpillot ,
Sébastien Duguay  and
Didier Blavette
Nicolas Rolland*
Affiliation:
Groupe de Physique des Matériaux, Université et INSA de Rouen – UMR CNRS 6634 – Normandie Université, France
François Vurpillot
Affiliation:
Groupe de Physique des Matériaux, Université et INSA de Rouen – UMR CNRS 6634 – Normandie Université, France
Sébastien Duguay
Affiliation:
Groupe de Physique des Matériaux, Université et INSA de Rouen – UMR CNRS 6634 – Normandie Université, France
Didier Blavette
Affiliation:
Groupe de Physique des Matériaux, Université et INSA de Rouen – UMR CNRS 6634 – Normandie Université, France
*
*Corresponding author. Nicolas.rolland1@univ-rouen.fr
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Abstract

An alternative approach for simulating the field evaporation process in atom probe tomography is presented. The model uses the electrostatic Robin’s equation to directly calculate charge distribution over the tip apex conducting surface, without the need for a supporting mesh. The partial ionization state of the surface atoms is at the core of the method. Indeed, each surface atom is considered as a point charge, which is representative of its evaporation probability. The computational efficiency is ensured by an adapted version of the Barnes–Hut N-body problem algorithm. Standard desorption maps for cubic structures are presented in order to demonstrate the effectiveness of the method.

Keywords

atom probe tomographymeshless simulationRobin’s equationBarnes–Hut algorithmpoint charge model
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Equipment and Techniques Development
Information
Microscopy and Microanalysis , Volume 21 , Issue 6 , December 2015 , pp. 1649 - 1656
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© Microscopy Society of America 2015 

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