List of Contributors |
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Preface |
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1 Introduction to the Theory and Advantages of Low Voltage Electron Microscopy |
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1.2 Historical Perspective |
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1.3 Beam Interaction with Specimen-Elastic and Inelastic Scattering |
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1.3.1 The Scattering Cross Section |
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1.3.2 Effects of Specimen Damage |
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1.4 Instrument Configuration |
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1.4.1 Scanning Electron Microscope |
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1.4.2 Transmission Electron Microscope |
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1.4.3 Scanning Transmission Electron Microscope |
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1.5 Influence of Electron Optics Aberrations at Low Voltages |
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1.5.1 Spherical Aberration |
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1.5.2 Effect of Chromatic Aberration |
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1.5.3 The Diffraction Limit |
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1.5.4 Optimizing Spot Size for SEM and STEM |
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1.6 SEM Imaging at Low Voltages |
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1.6.1 Primary Contrast Signals and their Detection in SEM |
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1.6.2 Backscattered Electrons |
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1.6.3 Secondary Electrons |
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1.6.4 Charge Balance in SEM |
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1.6.6 Microanalysis in SEM at Low Voltages |
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1.7 TEM/STEM Imaging and Analysis at Low Voltages |
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2 SEM Instrumentation Developments for Low kV Imaging and Microanalysis |
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2.3 SEM Column Design Considerations |
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2.5 Novel Detector Options and Energy Filters |
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2.5.1 Secondary Detectors |
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2.5.2 Backscatter Detectors |
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2.6 Low Voltage STEM in SEM |
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2.7 Aberration Correction in SEM |
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3 Extreme High-Resolution (XHR) SEM Using a Beam Monochromator |
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3.2 Limitations in Low Voltage SEM Performance |
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3.2.1 Aberration Correction |
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3.2.2 Electron Source Energy Spread |
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3.3 Beam Monochromator Design and Implementation |
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3.4 XHR Systems and Applications |
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3.4.1 Elstar XHR Electron Column |
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3.4.2 Beam Deceleration for Extending Low-Voltage Performance |
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3.4.3 Combination of a Monochromator with Non-Immersion Lens |
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4 The Application of Low-Voltage SEM-From Nanotechnology to Biological Research |
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4.2 Specimen Preparation Considerations |
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4.3 Nanomaterials Applications |
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4.3.1 Nanoparticles, Nanotubes and Nanowires |
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4.3.2 Nanoporous Materials |
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4.4 Beam Sensitive Materials |
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4.5 Semiconductor Materials |
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4.7 Low-Voltage Microanalysis |
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5 Low Voltage High-Resolution Transmission Electron Microscopy |
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5.3 The Effect of Chromatic Aberration and Chromatic Aberration Correction |
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5.4 The Electron Monochromator |
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5.5 Theoretical Tradeoffs of Low kV Imaging |
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5.6 Our Experience at 40 keV LV-HREM |
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5.7 Examples of LV-HREM Imaging |
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6 Gentle STEM of Single Atoms: Low keV Imaging and Analysis at Ultimate Detection Limits |
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6.2 Optimizing STEM Resolution and Probe Current at Low Primary Energies |
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6.4 Gentle STEM Applications |
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6.4.1 Single Atom Imaging |
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6.4.2 Single Atom Spectroscopy |
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6.4.3 Single Atom Fine Structure EELS |
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7 Low Voltage Scanning Transmission Electron Microscopy of Oxide Interfaces |
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7.2 Methods and Instrumentation |
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7.3 Low Voltage Imaging and Spectroscopy |
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7.3.1 SrTiO3/BiFeO3 Interface |
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7.3.2 Si3N4/SiO2 Interfaces |
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7.3.3 Ultrathin SrTiO3 films on GaAs |
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8 What's Next? The Future Directions in Low Voltage Electron Microscopy |
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8.2 Unique Low Voltage SEM and TEM Instruments |
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8.2.1 Miniature SEM Columns |
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8.2.2 Dedicated Low Voltage TEM |
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8.2.3 The Helium Ion Microscope as an Alternative to Low Voltage SEM Imaging |
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8.3 Cameras, Detectors, and Other Accessories |
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8.3.1 The Direct Electron Detector |
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8.3.2 Silicon Drift Detectors for Low kV Nanoanalysis |
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Index |
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