Nanoscale Energy-Filtered Scanning Confocal Electron Microscopy Using a Double-Aberration-Corrected Transmission Electron Microscope

作者:Wang Peng; Behan Gavin; Takeguchi Masaki; Hashimoto Ayako; Mitsuishi Kazutaka; Shimojo Masayuki; Kirkland Angus I; Nellist Peter D*
来源:Physical Review Letters, 2010, 104(20): 200801.
DOI:10.1103/PhysRevLett.104.200801

摘要

We demonstrate that a transmission electron microscope fitted with two spherical-aberration correctors can be operated as an energy-filtered scanning confocal electron microscope. A method for establishing this mode is described and initial results showing 3D chemical mapping with nanoscale sensitivity to height and thickness changes in a carbon film are presented. Importantly, uncorrected chromatic aberration does not limit the depth resolution of this technique and moreover performs an energy-filtering role, which is explained in terms of a combined depth and energy-loss response function.

  • 出版日期2010-5-21