Elemental Mapping using Energy-Filtering Transmission Electron Microscope.

Elemental mapping in scanning transmission electron microscopy

We discuss atomic resolution chemical mapping in scanning transmission electron microscopy (STEM) based on core-loss electron energy loss spectroscopy (EELS) and also on energy dispersive X-ray (EDX) imaging. Chemical mapping using EELS can yield counterintuitive results which, however, can be understood using first principles calculations. Experimental chemical maps based on EDX bear out the t...

Energy-Filtering Transmission Electron Microscopy

Elemental mapping in achromatic atomic-resolution energy-filtered transmission electron microscopy.

We present atomic-resolution energy-filtered transmission electron microscopy (EFTEM) images obtained with the chromatic-aberration-corrected FEI Titan PICO at the Ernst-Ruska Centre, Jülich, Germany. We find qualitative agreement between experiment and simulation for the background-subtracted EFTEM images of the Ti-L2,3 and O-K edges for a specimen of SrTiO3 oriented down the [110] zone axis. ...

Three-dimensional orientation mapping in the transmission electron microscope.

Over the past decade, efforts have been made to develop nondestructive techniques for three-dimensional (3D) grain-orientation mapping in crystalline materials. 3D x-ray diffraction microscopy and differential-aperture x-ray microscopy can now be used to generate 3D orientation maps with a spatial resolution of 200 nanometers (nm). We describe here a nondestructive technique that enables 3D ori...

Lattice imaging using plasmon energy-loss electrons in an energy-filtered transmission electron microscope

Lattice images formed by plasmon energy-loss electrons in an energy-filtered transmission electron microscope are compared for different experimental parameters. The image resolution is primarily determined by chromatic aberration which is controlled by the width of the energy selection window. With an energy slit 3 eV in width, the plasmon loss electron image shows the same resolution and cont...