scholarly journals In-Situ Transmission Electron Microscopy Imaging of Aluminum Diffusion in Germanium Nanowires for the Fabrication of Sub-10 nm Ge Quantum Disks

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 1891-1899
Author(s):  
M.A. Luong ◽  
E. Robin ◽  
N. Pauc ◽  
P. Gentile ◽  
M. Sistani ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Electron Microscopy ◽  
Transmission Electron Microscopy ◽  
Microscopy Imaging ◽  
Germanium Nanowires ◽  
Transmission Electron ◽  
Quantum Disks

scholarly journals Fabrication of a liquid cell for in situ transmission electron microscopy

Microscopy ◽  
2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiaoguang Li ◽  
Kazutaka Mitsuishi ◽  
Masaki Takeguchi
Keyword(s):  
Electron Microscopy ◽  
Transmission Electron Microscopy ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Production Method ◽  
Microscopy Imaging ◽  
Transmission Electron ◽  
In Situ Electron Microscopy ◽  
Liquid Cell ◽  
Si Wafer

Abstract Liquid cell transmission electron microscopy (LCTEM) enables imaging of dynamic processes in liquid with high spatial and temporal resolution. The widely used liquid cell (LC) consists of two stacking microchips with a thin wet sample sandwiched between them. The vertically overlapped electron-transparent membrane windows on the microchips provide passage for the electron beam. However, microchips with imprecise dimensions usually cause poor alignment of the windows and difficulty in acquiring high-quality images. In this study, we developed a new and efficient microchip fabrication process for LCTEM with a large viewing area (180 µm × 40 µm) and evaluated the resultant LC. The new positioning reference marks on the surface of the Si wafer dramatically improve the precision of dicing the wafer, making it possible to accurately align the windows on two stacking microchips. The precise alignment led to a liquid thickness of 125.6 nm close to the edge of the viewing area. The performance of our LC was demonstrated by in situ transmission electron microscopy imaging of the dynamic motions of 2-nm Pt particles. This versatile and cost-effective microchip production method can be used to fabricate other types of microchips for in situ electron microscopy.

scholarly journals Experimental observation of carousel-like phason flips in the decagonal quasicrystal Al60Cr20Fe10Si10

2021 ◽  
Vol 77 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhanbing He ◽  
Jean-Luc Maurice ◽  
Haikun Ma ◽  
Yanguo Wang ◽  
Hua Li ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Electron Microscopy ◽  
Transmission Electron Microscopy ◽  
High Temperature ◽  
High Resolution ◽  
Translational Symmetry ◽  
Long Range Order ◽  
Decagonal Quasicrystal ◽  
Microscopy Imaging ◽  
Transmission Electron

Quasicrystals have special crystal structures with long-range order, but without translational symmetry. Unexpectedly, carousel-like successive flippings of groups of atoms inside the ∼2 nm decagonal structural subunits of the decagonal quasicrystal Al60Cr20Fe10Si10 were directly observed using in situ high-temperature high-resolution transmission electron microscopy imaging. The observed directionally successive phason flips occur mainly clockwise and occasionally anticlockwise. The origin of these directional phason flips is analyzed and discussed.

scholarly journals In Situ Transmission Electron Microscopy Imaging of Electromigration in Platinum Nanowires

2013 ◽  
Vol 19 (S5) ◽  
pp. 43-48 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Rudneva ◽  
Bo Gao ◽  
Ferry Prins ◽  
Qiang Xu ◽  
Herre S.J. van der Zant ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Electron Microscopy ◽  
Transmission Electron Microscopy ◽  
Feedback Control ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Dark Field ◽  
Control Mode ◽  
Microscopy Imaging ◽  
Platinum Nanowires ◽  
Transmission Electron

AbstractIn situ transmission electron microscopy was performed on the electromigration in platinum (Pt) nanowires (14 nm thick, 200 nm wide, and 300 nm long) with and without feedback control. Using the feedback control mode, symmetric electrodes are obtained and the gap usually forms at the center of the Pt nanowire. Without feedback control, asymmetric electrodes are formed, and the gap can occur at any position along the wire. The three-dimensional gap geometries of the electrodes in the Pt nanowire were determined using high-angle annular dark-field scanning transmission electron microscopy; the thickness of the nanowire is reduced from 14 nm to only a few atoms at the edge with a gap of about 5–10 nm.

Applications of Ion Microscopy and In Situ Electron Microscopy to the Study of Electronic Materials and Devices

1998 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 308-316 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Hull ◽  
J. Demarest ◽  
D. Dunn ◽  
E.A. Stach ◽  
Q. Yuan
Keyword(s):  
Electron Microscopy ◽  
Transmission Electron Microscopy ◽  
Focused Ion Beam ◽  
Electronic Materials ◽  
Ion Beam ◽  
Microscopy Imaging ◽  
Transmission Electron ◽  
In Situ Electron Microscopy ◽  
Ion Microscopy

We discuss the application of ion microscopy and in situ electron microscopy to the study of electronic and optical materials and devices. We demonstrate how the combination of in situ transmission electron microscopy and focused ion beam microscopy provides new avenues for the study for such structures, enabling extension of these techniques to the study of dopant distributions, nanoscale stresses, three-dimensional structural and chemical reconstruction, and real-time evolution of defect microstructure. We also discuss in situ applications of thermal, mechanical, electrical, and optical stresses during transmission electron microscopy imaging.

scholarly journals In-situ propagation of a Cu phase in germanium nanowires observed by transmission electron microscopy

2016 ◽  
pp. 642-643
Author(s):  
Khalil El Hajraoui ◽  
Clemens Zeiner ◽  
Eric Robin ◽  
Stéphanie Kodjikian ◽  
Alois Lugstein ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Electron Microscopy ◽  
Transmission Electron Microscopy ◽  
Germanium Nanowires ◽  
Transmission Electron

Improved Microchip Design and Application for In Situ Transmission Electron Microscopy of Macromolecules

2013 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 338-345 ◽  
Author(s):  
Madeline J Dukes ◽  
Rebecca Thomas ◽  
John Damiano ◽  
Kate L Klein ◽  
Sharavanan Balasubramaniam ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Resonance Imaging ◽  
Electron Microscopy ◽  
Transmission Electron Microscopy ◽  
Resonance Imaging ◽  
Microscopy Imaging ◽  
Fundamental Properties ◽  
Local Environments ◽  
Transmission Electron ◽  
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Contrast

AbstractUnderstanding the fundamental properties of macromolecules has enhanced the development of emerging technologies used to improve biomedical research. Currently, there is a critical need for innovative platforms that can illuminate the function of biomedical reagents in a native environment. To address this need, we have developed an in situ approach to visualize the dynamic behavior of biomedically relevant macromolecules at the nanoscale. Newly designed silicon nitride devices containing integrated “microwells” were used to enclose active macromolecular specimens in liquid for transmission electron microscopy imaging purposes.We were able to successfully examine novel magnetic resonance imaging contrast reagents, micelle suspensions, liposome carrier vehicles, and transcribing viral assemblies. With each specimen tested, the integrated microwells adequately maintained macromolecules in discrete local environments while enabling thin liquid layers to be produced.

scholarly journals In-situ propagation of Al in germanium nanowires observed by transmission electron microscopy

2016 ◽  
pp. 205-206
Author(s):  
Khalil El Hajraoui ◽  
Eric Robin ◽  
Miguel Lopez-Haro ◽  
Clemens Zeiner ◽  
Florian Brunbauer ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Electron Microscopy ◽  
Transmission Electron Microscopy ◽  
Germanium Nanowires ◽  
Transmission Electron

Epitaxy and texture analysis of Bi-Sr-Ca-Cu-O thin films on (100) MgO using Transmission Electron Microscopy

1990 ◽  
Vol 48 (4) ◽  
pp. 68-69
Author(s):  
J. T. Sizemore ◽  
D. G. Schlom ◽  
Z. J. Chen ◽  
J. N. Eckstein ◽  
I. Bozovic ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Electron Microscopy ◽  
Thin Films ◽  
Transmission Electron Microscopy ◽  
Critical Currents ◽  
Unit Cell ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
Cell Axis ◽  
Transmission Electron ◽  
Synthesis Procedure

Investigators observe large critical currents for superconducting thin films deposited epitaxially on single crystal substrates. The orientation of these films is often characterized by specifying the unit cell axis that is perpendicular to the substrate. This omits specifying the orientation of the other unit cell axes and grain boundary angles between grains of the thin film. Misorientation between grains of YBa2Cu3O7−δ decreases the critical current, even in those films that are c axis oriented. We presume that these results are similar for bismuth based superconductors and report the epitaxial orientations and textures observed in such films.Thin films of nominally Bi2Sr2CaCu2Ox were deposited on MgO using molecular beam epitaxy (MBE). These films were in situ grown (during growth oxygen was incorporated and the films were not oxygen post-annealed) and shuttering was used to encourage c axis growth. Other papers report the details of the synthesis procedure. The films were characterized using x-ray diffraction (XRD) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM).

Transmission Electron Microscopy of Epitaxial silicides grown by ultra high vacuum deposition

1989 ◽  
Vol 47 ◽  
pp. 462-463
Author(s):  
D. Loretto ◽  
J. M. Gibson ◽  
S. M. Yalisove
Keyword(s):  
Electron Microscopy ◽  
Transmission Electron Microscopy ◽  
Electron Diffraction ◽  
High Vacuum ◽  
High Energy ◽  
Energy Electron ◽  
Ultra High Vacuum ◽  
Ex Situ ◽  
Transmission Electron

The silicides CoSi2 and NiSi2 are both metallic with the fee flourite structure and lattice constants which are close to silicon (1.2% and 0.6% smaller at room temperature respectively) Consequently epitaxial cobalt and nickel disilicide can be grown on silicon. If these layers are formed by ultra high vacuum (UHV) deposition (also known as molecular beam epitaxy or MBE) their thickness can be controlled to within a few monolayers. Such ultrathin metal/silicon systems have many potential applications: for example electronic devices based on ballistic transport. They also provide a model system to study the properties of heterointerfaces. In this work we will discuss results obtained using in situ and ex situ transmission electron microscopy (TEM).In situ TEM is suited to the study of MBE growth for several reasons. It offers high spatial resolution and the ability to penetrate many monolayers of material. This is in contrast to the techniques which are usually employed for in situ measurements in MBE, for example low energy electron diffraction (LEED) and reflection high energy electron diffraction (RHEED), which are both sensitive to only a few monolayers at the surface.

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