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Atom-by-atom structural and chemical analysis by annular dark-field electron microscopy

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  • Ondrej L. Krivanek

    (Nion Co., 1102 8th Street, Kirkland, Washington 98033, USA)

  • Matthew F. Chisholm

    (Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831-6069, USA)

  • Valeria Nicolosi

    (University of Oxford, Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3PH, UK)

  • Timothy J. Pennycook

    (Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831-6069, USA
    Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee 37235, USA)

  • George J. Corbin

    (Nion Co., 1102 8th Street, Kirkland, Washington 98033, USA)

  • Niklas Dellby

    (Nion Co., 1102 8th Street, Kirkland, Washington 98033, USA)

  • Matthew F. Murfitt

    (Nion Co., 1102 8th Street, Kirkland, Washington 98033, USA)

  • Christopher S. Own

    (Nion Co., 1102 8th Street, Kirkland, Washington 98033, USA)

  • Zoltan S. Szilagyi

    (Nion Co., 1102 8th Street, Kirkland, Washington 98033, USA)

  • Mark P. Oxley

    (Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831-6069, USA
    Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee 37235, USA)

  • Sokrates T. Pantelides

    (Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831-6069, USA
    Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee 37235, USA)

  • Stephen J. Pennycook

    (Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831-6069, USA
    Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee 37235, USA)

Abstract

Elemental mapping atom-by-atom An imaging technique able to resolve and identify all individual atoms in non-periodic solids would be a very useful tool for materials analysis. Annular dark-field (ADF) imaging in an aberration-corrected scanning transmission electron microscope optimized for low voltage operation allows such an analysis, as shown by Ondrej Krivanek and co-workers. The technique was used to examine a monolayer of boron nitride, in which it revealed individual atomic substitutions involving carbon and oxygen impurity atoms. Careful analysis of the data enables the construction of a detailed map of the atomic structure, with all the atoms of the four species resolved and identified.

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  • Ondrej L. Krivanek & Matthew F. Chisholm & Valeria Nicolosi & Timothy J. Pennycook & George J. Corbin & Niklas Dellby & Matthew F. Murfitt & Christopher S. Own & Zoltan S. Szilagyi & Mark P. Oxley & S, 2010. "Atom-by-atom structural and chemical analysis by annular dark-field electron microscopy," Nature, Nature, vol. 464(7288), pages 571-574, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:464:y:2010:i:7288:d:10.1038_nature08879
    DOI: 10.1038/nature08879
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