TY - JOUR
T1 - Future of atomic resolution electron microscopy for materials science
AU - Spence, John
N1 - Funding Information:
This work was supported by NSF award DMR9814055 and the Miller Foundation at UC Berkeley.
PY - 1999/10/26
Y1 - 1999/10/26
N2 - The field of atomic-resolution transmission electron microscopy and its application to materials science is reviewed. This technique, whose spatial resolution is now about one Angstrom, is valuable wherever nanoscale characterization of materials is needed. The history of the subject is briefly outlined, followed by a discussion of experimental techniques. Resolution-limiting factors are summarized, together with the underlying theory of image formation. Seven promising approaches to super-resolution are reviewed. The statistical principles of quantitative image analysis and defect modelling are outlined for both HREM and STEM. Methods for obtaining defect energies from images are discussed. The review ends with a summary of some recent applications, including such topics as the Fullerenes, nanotubes, dislocation kink imaging, superconductors, atomic-resolution imaging of whole semiconductor devices, the study of atomic defects in mediating first-order phase transitions, collosal magnetoresistance, ceramic interfaces, quasicrystals, imaging of surfaces, glasses, catalysts and magnetic materials.
AB - The field of atomic-resolution transmission electron microscopy and its application to materials science is reviewed. This technique, whose spatial resolution is now about one Angstrom, is valuable wherever nanoscale characterization of materials is needed. The history of the subject is briefly outlined, followed by a discussion of experimental techniques. Resolution-limiting factors are summarized, together with the underlying theory of image formation. Seven promising approaches to super-resolution are reviewed. The statistical principles of quantitative image analysis and defect modelling are outlined for both HREM and STEM. Methods for obtaining defect energies from images are discussed. The review ends with a summary of some recent applications, including such topics as the Fullerenes, nanotubes, dislocation kink imaging, superconductors, atomic-resolution imaging of whole semiconductor devices, the study of atomic defects in mediating first-order phase transitions, collosal magnetoresistance, ceramic interfaces, quasicrystals, imaging of surfaces, glasses, catalysts and magnetic materials.
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U2 - 10.1016/S0927-796X(99)00005-4
DO - 10.1016/S0927-796X(99)00005-4
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0033365821
SN - 0927-796X
VL - 26
SP - 1
EP - 49
JO - Materials Science and Engineering R: Reports
JF - Materials Science and Engineering R: Reports
IS - 1
ER -