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Title: In-line three-dimensional holography of nanocrystalline objects at atomic resolution

Abstract

© 2016, Nature Publishing Group. All rights reserved. Resolution and sensitivity of the latest generation aberration-corrected transmission electron microscopes allow the vast majority of single atoms to be imaged with sub-Ångstrom resolution and their locations determined in an image plane with a precision that exceeds the 1.9-pm wavelength of 300 kV electrons. Such unprecedented performance allows expansion of electron microscopic investigations with atomic resolution into the third dimension. Here we report a general tomographic method to recover the three-dimensional shape of a crystalline particle from high-resolution images of a single projection without the need for sample rotation. The method is compatible with low dose rate electron microscopy, which improves on signal quality, while minimizing electron beam-induced structure modifications even for small particles or surfaces. We apply it to germanium, gold and magnesium oxide particles, and achieve a depth resolution of 1-2 Å, which is smaller than inter-atomic distances.

Authors:
 [1];  [2];  [3]
  1. National Tsing-Hua University, Hsin Chu (Taiwan)
  2. Univ. of Antwerp, Antwerpen (Belgium)
  3. Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
OSTI Identifier:
1255549
Alternate Identifier(s):
OSTI ID: 1379098
Grant/Contract Number:  
AC02-05CH11231; VF04812N; NSC 96-2628-E-007-017-MY3
Resource Type:
Journal Article: Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Nature Communications
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 7; Journal ID: ISSN 2041-1723
Publisher:
Nature Publishing Group
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
36 MATERIALS SCIENCE

Citation Formats

Chen, F. -R., Van Dyck, D., and Kisielowski, C. In-line three-dimensional holography of nanocrystalline objects at atomic resolution. United States: N. p., 2016. Web. doi:10.1038/ncomms10603.
Chen, F. -R., Van Dyck, D., & Kisielowski, C. In-line three-dimensional holography of nanocrystalline objects at atomic resolution. United States. https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms10603
Chen, F. -R., Van Dyck, D., and Kisielowski, C. 2016. "In-line three-dimensional holography of nanocrystalline objects at atomic resolution". United States. https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms10603. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1255549.
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abstractNote = {© 2016, Nature Publishing Group. All rights reserved. Resolution and sensitivity of the latest generation aberration-corrected transmission electron microscopes allow the vast majority of single atoms to be imaged with sub-Ångstrom resolution and their locations determined in an image plane with a precision that exceeds the 1.9-pm wavelength of 300 kV electrons. Such unprecedented performance allows expansion of electron microscopic investigations with atomic resolution into the third dimension. Here we report a general tomographic method to recover the three-dimensional shape of a crystalline particle from high-resolution images of a single projection without the need for sample rotation. The method is compatible with low dose rate electron microscopy, which improves on signal quality, while minimizing electron beam-induced structure modifications even for small particles or surfaces. We apply it to germanium, gold and magnesium oxide particles, and achieve a depth resolution of 1-2 Å, which is smaller than inter-atomic distances.},
doi = {10.1038/ncomms10603},
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year = {Thu Feb 18 00:00:00 EST 2016},
month = {Thu Feb 18 00:00:00 EST 2016}
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