Some single crystals that are of importance for engineering contain micropores of various shapes, including micropipes, empty cylinders whose section sizes vary from fractions of micrometer to several micrometers. We describe properties of such objects in a silicon carbide single crystal and a method of observing and exploring those objects, namely, in-line phase contrast imaging with synchrotron radiation. We also review the history of development and current status of this method.

Keywords: single crystals, silicon carbide, micropores, micropipes, phase contrast, synchrotron radiation PACS: 42.25.Fx, 42.25.Kb, 61.72.−y, 61.72.Ff, 61.72.Lk (all) DOI: 10.3367/UFNe.2018.06.038371 URL: https://ufn.ru/en/articles/2019/6/d/ 000484015200004 2-s2.0-85072924094 2019PhyU...62..602A Citation: Argunova T S, Kohn V G "Study of micropores in single crystals by in-line phase contrast imaging with synchrotron radiation" Phys. Usp. 62 602–616 (2019) BibTexBibNote ® (generic)BibNote ® (RIS)MedlineRefWorks Received: 16th, April 2018, revised: 15th, June 2018, accepted: 27th, June 2018 Оригинал: Аргунова Т С, Кон В Г «Исследование микропор в монокристаллах методом фазово-контрастного изображения на просвет в синхротронном излучении» УФН 189 643–658 (2019); DOI: 10.3367/UFNr.2018.06.038371