This webinar, presented by Dr. Katherine Rice and Severin Jakob, demonstrates how atom probe tomography reveals nanoscale chemical mechanisms that govern the performance and reliability of multilayer ceramic capacitors (MLCCs).
Discover how advanced APT instrumentation from CAMECA enables quantitative 3D analysis of core–shell structures, grain boundary chemistry, and segregation phenomena in perovskite ceramics. By visualizing elemental distributions within barium-, zirconium-, and strontium‑titanate layers, this research uncovers mechanisms driving phase transformations, aging behavior, and dielectric stability.
Learn how new specimen preparation strategies and next‑generation atom probe performance unlock insights into Ni–ceramic interfaces—critical regions that traditional analytical methods cannot resolve at atomic scale. By reconstructing full 3D nanoscale architecture, this work supports improved yield optimization, device reliability, and materials design for the electronics industry.
See how APT transforms complex ceramic components into high‑resolution chemical maps.
⭐ Key learnings will include:
- 3D atomic‑scale visualization of core–shell structures in MLCC ceramics
- Grain boundary segregation revealed with next‑generation APT
- Insights into Ni electrode/ceramic interfaces driving device stability
- How atom probe surpasses conventional methods for quantitative nanoscale analysis
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🎙️ About the speakers:
Dr. Katherine Rice is an Applications and Market Development Manager with Cameca Instruments in Madison, WI. She received her PhD in Chemical Engineering from the University of Colorado-Boulder and completed an NRC postdoc at NIST-Boulder. Her research interests include transmission EBSD, nanoparticle synthesis, and atom probe tomography.
Dr. Severin Jakob has studied material science at the Montanuniversität Leoben and received his PhD at the Chair for Physical Metallurgy and Materials Testing there. He recently completed a 3-year postdoc position at the Department of Physics, Chalmers University of Technology, focusing on Atom Probe Tomography and exploring the features of the newest generation of LEAP instrumentation. Research topics included precipitation-hardened steels, Ni-base alloys and oxides. |