Applications of aberration corrected scanning transmission electron microscopy and electron energy loss spectroscopy to thin oxide films and interfaces
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Maria Varela
, Jaume Gazquez , Andy R. Lupini , Julia T. Luck , Maria A. Torija , Manish Sharma , Chris Leighton , Mike D. Biegalski , Hans M. Christen , Matt Murfitt , Niklas Dellby , Ondrej Krivanek und Stephen J. Pennycook
Abstract
Aberration correction in the scanning transmission electron microscope allows spatial resolutions of the order of one Ångström to be routinely achieved. When combined with electron energy loss spectroscopy, it is possible to simultaneously map the structure, the chemistry and even the electronic properties of materials in one single experiment. Here we will apply these techniques to the characterization of thin films and interfaces based on complex oxides with the perovskite structure. The relatively large lattice parameter of these materials combined with the fact that most of them have absorption edges within the reach of the spectrometer optics makes these materials ideal for these experiments. We will show how it is possible to map the chemistry of interfaces atomic plane by atomic plane, including light elements such as O. Applications to cobaltite and titanate thin films will be described.
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- Contents
- Contents
- Editorial
- Editorial
- The 7th International Workshop on Interfaces: New Materials via Interfacial Control
- Basic
- First principles based predictions of the toughness of a metal/oxide interface
- The role of interfaces in the behavior of magnetic tunnel junction structures
- Applications of aberration corrected scanning transmission electron microscopy and electron energy loss spectroscopy to thin oxide films and interfaces
- Van der Waals-London dispersion interaction framework for experimentally realistic carbon nanotube systems
- Determination of grain boundary potentials in ceramics: Combining impedance spectroscopy and inline electron holography
- Grain boundary plane distributions in aluminas evolving by normal and abnormal grain growth and displaying different complexions
- Theoretical study on the structure and energetics of intergranular glassy film in Si3N4-SiO2 ceramics
- Inter-granular glassy phases in the low-CaO-doped HIPed Si3N4 ceramics: a review
- Applied
- Sintering of fully faceted crystalline particles
- Grain growth kinetics and segregation in yttria tetragonal zirconia polycrystals
- A new method to measure monoclinic depth profile in zirconia-based ceramics from X-ray diffraction data
- The role of Si impurities in the transient dopant segregation and precipitation in yttrium-doped alumina
- Using microfabricated devices to determine the fracture strength of materials
- Spark plasma sintering of self-doped alumina powders
- High density carbon materials obtained at relatively low temperature by spark plasma sintering of carbon nanofibers
- Application of new forming and sintering techniques to obtain hydroxyapatite and β-TCP nanostructured composites
- Silver-hydroxyapatite nanocomposites as bactericidal and fungicidal materials
- Cu-Ni-YSZ anodes for solid oxide fuel cell by mechanical alloying processing
- Rapid transient-liquid-phase bonding of Al2O3 with microdesigned Ni/Nb/Ni interlayers
- DGM News
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Artikel in diesem Heft
- Contents
- Contents
- Editorial
- Editorial
- The 7th International Workshop on Interfaces: New Materials via Interfacial Control
- Basic
- First principles based predictions of the toughness of a metal/oxide interface
- The role of interfaces in the behavior of magnetic tunnel junction structures
- Applications of aberration corrected scanning transmission electron microscopy and electron energy loss spectroscopy to thin oxide films and interfaces
- Van der Waals-London dispersion interaction framework for experimentally realistic carbon nanotube systems
- Determination of grain boundary potentials in ceramics: Combining impedance spectroscopy and inline electron holography
- Grain boundary plane distributions in aluminas evolving by normal and abnormal grain growth and displaying different complexions
- Theoretical study on the structure and energetics of intergranular glassy film in Si3N4-SiO2 ceramics
- Inter-granular glassy phases in the low-CaO-doped HIPed Si3N4 ceramics: a review
- Applied
- Sintering of fully faceted crystalline particles
- Grain growth kinetics and segregation in yttria tetragonal zirconia polycrystals
- A new method to measure monoclinic depth profile in zirconia-based ceramics from X-ray diffraction data
- The role of Si impurities in the transient dopant segregation and precipitation in yttrium-doped alumina
- Using microfabricated devices to determine the fracture strength of materials
- Spark plasma sintering of self-doped alumina powders
- High density carbon materials obtained at relatively low temperature by spark plasma sintering of carbon nanofibers
- Application of new forming and sintering techniques to obtain hydroxyapatite and β-TCP nanostructured composites
- Silver-hydroxyapatite nanocomposites as bactericidal and fungicidal materials
- Cu-Ni-YSZ anodes for solid oxide fuel cell by mechanical alloying processing
- Rapid transient-liquid-phase bonding of Al2O3 with microdesigned Ni/Nb/Ni interlayers
- DGM News
- Personal