Circular dichroism in the electron microscope: Progress and applications (invited)

Journal Article · Sat May 15 04:00:00 EDT 2010 · Journal of Applied Physics

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3365517· OSTI ID:21476217

Schattschneider, P; Loeffler, S ^[1]; Ennen, I ^[1]; Stoeger-Pollach, M ^[2]; Verbeeck, J ^[3]

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1. Institute of Solid State Physics, Vienna University of Technology, A-1040 Vienna (Austria)
2. Service Centre for Electron Microscopy, Vienna University of Technology, A-1040 Vienna (Austria)
3. EMAT, University of Antwerp, B-2020 Antwerp (Belgium)

According to theory, x-ray magnetic circular dichroism in a synchrotron is equivalent to energy loss magnetic chiral dichroism (EMCD) in a transmission electron microscope (TEM). After a synopsis of the development of EMCD, the theoretical background is reviewed and recent results are presented, focusing on the study of magnetic nanoparticles for ferrofluids and Heusler alloys for spintronic devices. Simulated maps of the dichroic strength as a function of atom position in the crystal allow evaluating the influence of specimen thickness and sample tilt on the experimental EMCD signal. Finally, the possibility of direct observation of chiral electronic transitions with atomic resolution in a TEM is discussed.

• OSTI ID: 21476217
• Journal Information: Journal of Applied Physics, Journal Name: Journal of Applied Physics Journal Issue: 9 Vol. 107; ISSN JAPIAU; ISSN 0021-8979
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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