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Observing deformation in situ

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Marc Legros, Frédéric Mompiou and Daniel Caillard discuss the different aspects that influence the reproducibility and reliability of characterizations performed using in situ mechanical tests in transmission electron microscopes.

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Fig. 1: Dynamical sequences captured during in situ TEM strain or compression experiments and associated mechanical properties.

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Legros, M., Mompiou, F. & Caillard, D. Observing deformation in situ. Nat. Mater. 23, 20–22 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41563-023-01739-2

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