First application of Cc-corrected imaging for high-resolution and energy-filtered TEM

J Electron Microsc (Tokyo). 2009 Jun;58(3):147-55. doi: 10.1093/jmicro/dfp021. Epub 2009 Apr 27.

Abstract

Contrast-transfer calculations indicate that C(c) correction should be highly beneficial for high-resolution and energy-filtered transmission electron microscopy. A prototype of an electron optical system capable of correcting spherical and chromatic aberration has been used to verify these calculations. A strong improvement in resolution at an acceleration voltage of 80 kV has been measured. Our first C(c)-corrected energy-filtered experiments examining a (LaAlO(3))(0.3)(Sr(2)AlTaO(6))(0.7)/LaCoO(3) interface demonstrated a significant gain for the spatial resolution in elemental maps of La.

Publication types

  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.