Exploring the capabilities of monochromated electron energy loss spectroscopy in the infrared regime
Abstract
Here, monochromated electron energy loss spectroscopy (EELS) is one of the leading techniques to study materials properties that correspond to low (<5 eV) energy losses (i.e. band-gaps, plasmons, and excitons) with nanoscale spatial resolution. Recently a new generation of monochromators have become available, opening regimes and unlocking excitations that were previously unobservable in the electron microscope. The capabilities of these new instruments are still being explored, and here we study the effect of monochromation on various aspects of EELS analysis in the infrared (<1 eV) regime. We investigate the effect of varying levels of monochromation on energy resolution, zero-loss peak (ZLP) tail reduction, ZLP tail shape, signal-to-noise-ratio, and spatial resolution. From these experiments, the new capabilities of monochromated EELS are shown to be highly promising for the future of localized spectroscopic analysis.
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- Research Org.:
- Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1489598
- Grant/Contract Number:
- AC05-00OR22725
- Resource Type:
- Accepted Manuscript
- Journal Name:
- Scientific Reports
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Volume: 8; Journal Issue: 1; Journal ID: ISSN 2045-2322
- Publisher:
- Nature Publishing Group
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 36 MATERIALS SCIENCE
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Hachtel, Jordan A., Lupini, Andrew R., and Idrobo, Juan Carlos. Exploring the capabilities of monochromated electron energy loss spectroscopy in the infrared regime. United States: N. p., 2018.
Web. doi:10.1038/s41598-018-23805-5.
Hachtel, Jordan A., Lupini, Andrew R., & Idrobo, Juan Carlos. Exploring the capabilities of monochromated electron energy loss spectroscopy in the infrared regime. United States. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-23805-5
Hachtel, Jordan A., Lupini, Andrew R., and Idrobo, Juan Carlos. Wed .
"Exploring the capabilities of monochromated electron energy loss spectroscopy in the infrared regime". United States. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-23805-5. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1489598.
@article{osti_1489598,
title = {Exploring the capabilities of monochromated electron energy loss spectroscopy in the infrared regime},
author = {Hachtel, Jordan A. and Lupini, Andrew R. and Idrobo, Juan Carlos},
abstractNote = {Here, monochromated electron energy loss spectroscopy (EELS) is one of the leading techniques to study materials properties that correspond to low (<5 eV) energy losses (i.e. band-gaps, plasmons, and excitons) with nanoscale spatial resolution. Recently a new generation of monochromators have become available, opening regimes and unlocking excitations that were previously unobservable in the electron microscope. The capabilities of these new instruments are still being explored, and here we study the effect of monochromation on various aspects of EELS analysis in the infrared (<1 eV) regime. We investigate the effect of varying levels of monochromation on energy resolution, zero-loss peak (ZLP) tail reduction, ZLP tail shape, signal-to-noise-ratio, and spatial resolution. From these experiments, the new capabilities of monochromated EELS are shown to be highly promising for the future of localized spectroscopic analysis.},
doi = {10.1038/s41598-018-23805-5},
journal = {Scientific Reports},
number = 1,
volume = 8,
place = {United States},
year = {Wed Apr 04 00:00:00 EDT 2018},
month = {Wed Apr 04 00:00:00 EDT 2018}
}
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Figure 1: Electron energy loss spectroscopy and monochromation. (a) Schematic of electron energy-loss spectroscopy (EELS) experiment in a scanning transmission electron microscope (STEM). (b) Schematic of monochromation of electron beam (occurring between the electron gun and the condenser lenses)
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