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Micron Pub Date : 2024-12-25 DOI: 10.1016/j.micron.2024.103778

G.S. Chen , Y.T. He , W.Q. Ming , C.L. Wu , D. Van Dyck , J.H. Chen

{"title":"Fast STEM image simulation in low-energy transmission electron microscopy by the accurate Chen-van-Dyck multislice method","authors":"G.S. Chen , Y.T. He , W.Q. Ming , C.L. Wu , D. Van Dyck , J.H. Chen","doi":"10.1016/j.micron.2024.103778","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.micron.2024.103778","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The Chen-van-Dyck (CVD) formulation as a rigorous numerical solution to the Schrödinger equation has been demonstrated being the only accurate multislice method for calculating diffraction and imaging in low-energy transmission electron microscopy. The CVD formulation not only considers the forward scattering effects but also includes the backscattering effects. However, since its numerical computation has to be performed in real-space, the CVD method may suffer from divergence and inefficiency in computing time, especially when used for low-energy scanning transmission electron microscopy (STEM) image simulation. The present study investigates the influence of cutoff value and slice thickness on the accuracy and efficiency of STEM image simulation using this formula. The results show that a small cutoff value is required in the low-energy regime to ensure accuracy, especially for thick specimens. The optimal slice thickness can be predicted approximately by a simple equation. To speed up STEM imaging simulation by up to 17 times using the CVD formulation, a hybrid computation model incorporating multiple graphic process units (GPUs) is suggested, which is of great significance for quantitative STEM imaging in low-energy transmission electron microscopy. The significance of including backscattering effect in STEM image simulation is estimated in comparison with forward-scattering effect.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":18501,"journal":{"name":"Micron","volume":"190 ","pages":"Article 103778"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2024-12-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142910016","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Direct synthesis of multilayer graphene on a microscale ridge-patterned copper substrate 在微尺度脊纹铜衬底上直接合成多层石墨烯。

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Micron Pub Date : 2024-12-23 DOI: 10.1016/j.micron.2024.103775

NaHyeon Hong , Minyoung Lee , Sungsu Kang , Jungwon Park

{"title":"Direct synthesis of multilayer graphene on a microscale ridge-patterned copper substrate","authors":"NaHyeon Hong , Minyoung Lee , Sungsu Kang , Jungwon Park","doi":"10.1016/j.micron.2024.103775","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.micron.2024.103775","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Graphene’s exceptional physical properties, such as high thermal conductivity and mechanical strength, have attracted significant interest for its integration in transistors and thermal interface materials. While achieving various conformations of graphene is desirable for such applications, synthesizing graphene with target conformations remains a challenge. In this work, we present a method for synthesizing multilayer graphene with ridged conformations, using a microscale ridge-patterned copper (Cu) layer that was epitaxially deposited on a sapphire substrate. The Cu layer, patterned with channels using photolithography, guides the graphene growth to conform to the ridged structure of the Cu substrate. Uniform ridged multilayer graphene is grown on the Cu substrate, and can be transferred to transmission electron microscope (TEM) grids for observation. This method offers the potential for the controlled formation of ridge patterns in graphene and could be extended to synthesizing graphene with tunable conformations for applications in graphene-based devices, electrodes, or graphene grids for graphene liquid cells and cryogenic electron microscopy for high-throughput imaging.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":18501,"journal":{"name":"Micron","volume":"190 ","pages":"Article 103775"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2024-12-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142895711","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Stabilization of nanoscale magnetic bubbles in zero magnetic field by rotatable magnetic force microscopy 旋转磁力显微镜研究纳米级磁泡在零磁场下的稳定性。

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Micron Pub Date : 2024-12-22 DOI: 10.1016/j.micron.2024.103777

Min Zhang , Zihao Li , Muhammad Touqeer , Shuai Dong , Kesen Zhao , Aile Wang , Ze Wang , Jing Zhang , Jihao Wang , Wenjie Meng , Qiyuan Feng , Yalin Lu , Yubin Hou , Qingyou Lu

{"title":"Stabilization of nanoscale magnetic bubbles in zero magnetic field by rotatable magnetic force microscopy","authors":"Min Zhang , Zihao Li , Muhammad Touqeer , Shuai Dong , Kesen Zhao , Aile Wang , Ze Wang , Jing Zhang , Jihao Wang , Wenjie Meng , Qiyuan Feng , Yalin Lu , Yubin Hou , Qingyou Lu","doi":"10.1016/j.micron.2024.103777","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.micron.2024.103777","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The Stabilization of bubble magnetic textures in zero magnetic field has garnered significant attention due to its potential application in spintronic devices. Herein, we employed a home-built rotatable magnetic force microscopy (MFM) to observe the evolution of magnetic domains in NiO/Ni/Ti thin films. Magnetic stripe domains decay into isolated magnetic bubbles under an out-of-plane magnetic field at 100 K, and magnetic stripes reappear when the external magnetic field is reduced to zero. By rotating the sample within an external magnetic field of 0.42 T, the magnetic stripes transform into nanoscale magnetic bubble domains. This transition is driven by the minimization of the magnetostatic energy, accompanied by an increase in both the exchange energy and the Zeeman energy. The classical ferromagnetic Heisenberg model effectively describes the magnetic stripe-to-bubble transition under an applied magnetic field. The dense bubble domains remain stable in zero magnetic field due to long-range magnetostatic interaction. We introduce a straightforward method for constructing bubble domains in a zero magnetic field. This work presents a promising material platform for the future development of bubble-based spintronic devices.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":18501,"journal":{"name":"Micron","volume":"190 ","pages":"Article 103777"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2024-12-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142895809","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Exploring the potential of cryo-FESEM for the taxonomic study of aquatic microcrustaceans: Bathynellacea (Crustacea, Malacostraca) as an example 探讨低温fesem在水生微甲壳类动物分类研究中的潜力：以深海藻（Bathynellacea, Malacostraca）为例

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Micron Pub Date : 2024-12-21 DOI: 10.1016/j.micron.2024.103780

Laura Tormo , Marta M. Furio , Ana I. Camacho

{"title":"Exploring the potential of cryo-FESEM for the taxonomic study of aquatic microcrustaceans: Bathynellacea (Crustacea, Malacostraca) as an example","authors":"Laura Tormo , Marta M. Furio , Ana I. Camacho","doi":"10.1016/j.micron.2024.103780","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.micron.2024.103780","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The taxonomic study of microcrustaceans is a time consuming and challenging endeavor, which has slowed the rate of new discoveries, and in turn knowledge on, global aquatic biodiversity. To facilitate the study of these small organisms, new applications continually need to be explored. Here, we assess the potential use of environmental scanning electron microscopy (ESEM) techniques, specifically cryo-field emission SEM (cryo-FESEM), for taxonomic descriptions of microcrustaceans. Using a species of Parabathynellidae (Crustacea, Bathynellacea) from groundwater as a case study, we found sample preparation for cryo-FESEM to be relatively rapid and minimal compared with traditional preparation methods. The high-definition images obtained using this technique complement the drawings and digital photographs obtained using light microscopy (at 1000x). Moreover, the ability to obtain higher magnification images (up to 100,000x) allowed for a detailed observation of ultrastructures, revealing the presence of previously unreported structures in the family Parabathynellidae, including small denticles on the teeth of the dentate lobe of the male thoracopod VIII. Unfortunately, cryo-FESEM samples are too fragile to recover post-imaging and therefore cannot, at present, replace current taxonomic methods that allow for the preservation of samples, specifically holotypes and type series specimens, for future study. For cases in which many specimens are available for study, cryo-FESEM serves as a good method to supplement traditional methods to provide a more detailed description and understanding of the external morphology of a species.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":18501,"journal":{"name":"Micron","volume":"190 ","pages":"Article 103780"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2024-12-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142895677","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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ETSpy: A HyperSpy extension package for electron tomography data processing and reconstruction 用于电子断层扫描数据处理和重建的HyperSpy扩展包。

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Micron Pub Date : 2024-12-17 DOI: 10.1016/j.micron.2024.103774

Andrew A. Herzing , Joshua A. Taillon

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Myosotis scorpioides L. (Boraginaceae) floral nectary: Micromorphology, fluorescence, and ultrastructure 天蝎花蜜：显微形态、荧光和超微结构。

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Micron Pub Date : 2024-12-13 DOI: 10.1016/j.micron.2024.103773

Elżbieta Weryszko-Chmielewska, Aneta Sulborska-Różycka

{"title":"Myosotis scorpioides L. (Boraginaceae) floral nectary: Micromorphology, fluorescence, and ultrastructure","authors":"Elżbieta Weryszko-Chmielewska, Aneta Sulborska-Różycka","doi":"10.1016/j.micron.2024.103773","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.micron.2024.103773","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The small flowers of <em>Myosotis scorpioides</em> are pollinated by various groups of insects feeding on their nectar accumulating at the base of the corolla tube. To date, only few studies have focused on the anatomy and ultrastructure of nectaries in plants from the family Boraginaceae. The aim of this study was to analyse the structure of the <em>M. scorpioides</em> nectary at different levels of organisation, with special emphasis on its ultrastructure, which has not been investigated so far. The studies were carried out with the use of light, fluorescence, scanning electron, and transmission electron microscopes. Undulated discoidal nectaries with a diameter of up to 0.9 mm and a height of about 0.2 mm were localised at the ovary base. There were numerous nectarostomata on the top and abaxial surfaces of the nectary. Phenolic compounds present in the nectary exhibited autofluorescence. The ultrastructural studies of nectary epidermis and secretory parenchyma cells revealed the presence of thin cell walls, different-sized vacuoles, medium-sized nuclei, plasmodesmata in the cell walls, and various types of chromoplasts. Numerous mitochondria were visible in close proximity to the plastids. Additionally, clusters of dictyosomes, well-developed rough ER profiles, and numerous ribosomes and different-sized vesicles often located near the cell walls were observed. Our study conducted at the subcellular level indicated high metabolic activity of the <em>M. scorpioides</em> nectary. The presence of phenolic compounds in the nectary may both serve as a protection of this part of the flower against biological factors and contribute to the intensification of the floral scent acting as a pollinator attractant.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":18501,"journal":{"name":"Micron","volume":"190 ","pages":"Article 103773"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2024-12-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142854686","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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On the effect of precession for magnetic differential phase contrast imaging 旋进对磁差相衬成像的影响。

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Micron Pub Date : 2024-12-04 DOI: 10.1016/j.micron.2024.103761

Gregory Nordahl , Sivert Dagenborg , Andrea D’Alessio , Eric Brand , Nikolas Vitaliti , Felix Trier , Daesung Park , Nini Pryds , Jørgen Sørhaug , Magnus Nord

{"title":"On the effect of precession for magnetic differential phase contrast imaging","authors":"Gregory Nordahl , Sivert Dagenborg , Andrea D’Alessio , Eric Brand , Nikolas Vitaliti , Felix Trier , Daesung Park , Nini Pryds , Jørgen Sørhaug , Magnus Nord","doi":"10.1016/j.micron.2024.103761","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.micron.2024.103761","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The separation of diffraction effects from phase contrast is a major challenge for differential phase contrast (DPC) imaging in scanning transmission electron microscopy (STEM). The application of electron beam precession has previously been proven successful in homogenizing the direct beam and improving the imaging of both long-range electric and magnetic fields. However, magnetic STEM-DPC imaging performed in a low magnification (LM) STEM mode suffers from significant aberrations of the probe forming lens and the consequent impediment of small precession angles. By investigating the application of precession path segmentation to LM-STEM precessed scans for the imaging of LSMO and FeAl thin film samples, the initially reported benefits of precession were discovered to be less substantial than originally assumed. The segmentation methodology reveals that precession induced beam phase shifts account for a large part of the DPC induction profile smoothing, and the precession path is non-circular, leading to streaking artifacts in the reconstructed induction maps.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":18501,"journal":{"name":"Micron","volume":"190 ","pages":"Article 103761"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2024-12-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142818606","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Effect of film thickness on phase structure of epitaxial non-doped hafnium oxide films 薄膜厚度对非掺杂氧化铪外延膜相结构的影响。

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Micron Pub Date : 2024-12-03 DOI: 10.1016/j.micron.2024.103762

Mengdi He , Tingting Yao , Xuexi Yan , Beibei Qiao , Zhen Qian , Yixiao Jiang , Min Tian , Zhiqing Yang , Chunlin Chen

{"title":"Effect of film thickness on phase structure of epitaxial non-doped hafnium oxide films","authors":"Mengdi He , Tingting Yao , Xuexi Yan , Beibei Qiao , Zhen Qian , Yixiao Jiang , Min Tian , Zhiqing Yang , Chunlin Chen","doi":"10.1016/j.micron.2024.103762","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.micron.2024.103762","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>HfO<sub>2</sub> has been widely used in the electronics industry as a dielectric material with excellent properties. It has attracted much attention since HfO<sub>2</sub> was first reported to be ferroelectric in 2011. With the continuous advancement of research, various methods such as oxygen vacancy control and interface control have been proven to be able to stabilize the metastable polar o-phase structure in doped hafnium oxide thin films. However, there are still some shortcomings in the relevant issues concerning non-doped hafnium oxide thin film materials. Here, polycrystalline non-doped HfO<sub>2</sub> thin films were grown on SrTiO<sub>3</sub> substrates by pulsed laser deposition (PLD). Atomic force microscopy investigation suggests that the surface roughness of HfO<sub>2</sub> thin films increases as the film thickness increases. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy analyses indicate that the HfO<sub>2</sub> thin film has a high purity and contain only Hf<sup>4+</sup> ions. The band gap of HfO<sub>2</sub> was measured by valence EELS and UV–visible spectra. Atomic structures of the HfO<sub>2</sub>/SrTiO<sub>3</sub> heterointerface have been studied by the aberration-corrected transmission electron microscopy and energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy. The HfO<sub>2</sub>/SrTiO<sub>3</sub> heterointerface is atomically abrupt and incoherent. Our findings suggest that non-doped HfO<sub>2</sub> films with o-phase structure through PLD technology.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":18501,"journal":{"name":"Micron","volume":"190 ","pages":"Article 103762"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2024-12-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142791714","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Electron-beam induced Mn oxidation in TEM: Insights into the heating effect of Auger excitation 电子束在TEM中诱导Mn氧化：俄歇激发的加热效应。

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Micron Pub Date : 2024-12-03 DOI: 10.1016/j.micron.2024.103763

Sung Bo Lee , Jihye Kwon , Hyoung Seop Kim

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Visualizing the Li distribution in an all-solid-state battery composite electrode using combined plasma focused-ion beam microscopy and secondary-ion mass spectroscopy 利用等离子体聚焦离子束显微镜和二次离子质谱技术观察全固态电池复合电极中锂离子的分布

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Micron Pub Date : 2024-11-24 DOI: 10.1016/j.micron.2024.103746

Yige Sun , Gareth M. Hughes , Junfu Bu , Junliang Liu , Chris R.M. Grovenor , Patrick S. Grant

{"title":"Visualizing the Li distribution in an all-solid-state battery composite electrode using combined plasma focused-ion beam microscopy and secondary-ion mass spectroscopy","authors":"Yige Sun , Gareth M. Hughes , Junfu Bu , Junliang Liu , Chris R.M. Grovenor , Patrick S. Grant","doi":"10.1016/j.micron.2024.103746","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.micron.2024.103746","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Using a Li metal anode, the all-solid-state battery (ASSB) promises a step change in specific energy over Li-ion batteries and the potential for increased battery safety. ASSBs rely critically on the efficient movement of Li charge carriers through a Li-conducting solid electrolyte (SE) separator and throughout a composite cathode (CC) comprising active particles, particulate SE, polymeric binder, and carbon. Unfortunately, there is no readily accessible laboratory method to visualise Li distributions at both particle and electrode scales to help understand and optimise Li electrode dynamics in ASSBs. We report a method to map all electrode elements in a 3D volume, including Li, within a typical ASSB composite cathode. The method combines a xenon plasma focused-ion beam (PFIB) for 3D milling, energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS) to map non-Li elements, and secondary ion mass spectrometry (SIMS) to map Li. We manipulate 3D EDS and SIMS datasets into a common format and then recombine them in 3D to differentiate the different materials at high resolution. This new approach can be applied to understand and optimise the role of microstructure in controlling ASSB performance.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":18501,"journal":{"name":"Micron","volume":"190 ","pages":"Article 103746"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2024-11-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142759088","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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