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Element-selective imaging of atomic columns in a crystal using STEM and EELS

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  • Koji Kimoto

    (National Institute for Materials Science, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0044, Japan)

  • Toru Asaka

    (National Institute for Materials Science, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0044, Japan)

  • Takuro Nagai

    (National Institute for Materials Science, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0044, Japan)

  • Mitsuhiro Saito

    (National Institute for Materials Science, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0044, Japan)

  • Yoshio Matsui

    (National Institute for Materials Science, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0044, Japan)

  • Kazuo Ishizuka

    (National Institute for Materials Science, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0044, Japan
    HREM Research, Inc., Higashimatsuyama, Saitama 355-0055, Japan)

Abstract

Atom-level microscopy Microstructure characterization is important for the study of complex materials. For example, semiconductor devices consist of nanometre-sized components, and their performance depends on the atomic microstructure. Although the electron microscope can resolve individual atoms, it cannot distinguish their chemical type. A combination of scanning transmission electron microscopy (STEM) and electron energy-loss spectroscopy (EELS) should be capable of analysing the chemical composition of individual atomic columns, but practical difficulties have meant that full two-dimensional analysis has not been possible. Now some of the problems have been overcome, and STEM/EELS imaging has been used to visualize the atomic columns of lanthanum, manganese and oxygen in the layered manganite La1.2Sr1.8Mn2O7 as a two-dimensional image.

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  • Koji Kimoto & Toru Asaka & Takuro Nagai & Mitsuhiro Saito & Yoshio Matsui & Kazuo Ishizuka, 2007. "Element-selective imaging of atomic columns in a crystal using STEM and EELS," Nature, Nature, vol. 450(7170), pages 702-704, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:450:y:2007:i:7170:d:10.1038_nature06352
    DOI: 10.1038/nature06352
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