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

Chen, F. -R.; Van Dyck, D.; Kisielowski, C.

doi:10.1038/ncomms10603

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

Journal Article · Thu Feb 18 00:00:00 EST 2016 · Nature Communications

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms10603· OSTI ID:1255549

Chen, F. -R. ^[1]; Van Dyck, D. ^[2]; Kisielowski, C. ^[3]

National Tsing-Hua University, Hsin Chu (Taiwan)
Univ. of Antwerp, Antwerpen (Belgium)
Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)

© 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.

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Research Organization:: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-05CH11231; VF04812N; NSC 96-2628-E-007-017-MY3

OSTI ID:: 1255549

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1379098

Journal Information:: Nature Communications, Vol. 7; ISSN 2041-1723

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