Electron Backscatter Diffraction (EBSD)
The chemical composition of tropical coral skeletons is thought to reflect the environmental conditions in which the skeleton is formed. In particular the Sr/Ca ratio of the aragonite of tropical coral has been used as a proxy for past sea surface temperatures. OIM is being used to gain understanding on the growth pattern and skeletal structure of coral and their influence on chemical composition.
Maggie Cusack, Jenny England, Paul Dalbeck & Martin Lee, University of Glasgow
EBSD patterns from SrTiO3
OIM orientation map overlaid over a secondary electron image SrTiO3 with special boundaries highlighted in yellow.
F. Horikiri, L.Q. Han, A. Kaimai, T.I. Otake, K. Yashiro, T. Kawada, and J. Mizusaki (2006). “The influence of grain boundary on the conductivity of donor doped SrTiO3” Solid State Ionics 177: 2555-2559.