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Towards 3D image-based nanocrystallography by means of transmission electron goniometry

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It is well known that the crystallographic phase and morphology of many materials changes with the crystal size in the tens of nanometer range and that many nanocrystals possess structural defects in excess of their equilibrium levels. A need to determine the ideal and real structure of individual nanoparticles, therefore, arises. High-resolution phase-contrast transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and atomic resolution Z-contrast scanning TEM (STEM) when combined with transmission electron goniometry offer the opportunity of develop dedicated methods for the crystallographic characterization of nanoparticles in three dimensions. This paper describes tilt strategies for taking data from individual nanocrystals “as found”, so as to provide information on their lattice structure and orientation, as well as on the structure and orientation of their surfaces and structural defects. Internet based java applets that facilitate the application of this technique for cubic crystals with calibrated tilt-rotation and double-tilt holders are mentioned briefly. The enhanced viability of image-based nanocrystallography in future aberration-corrected TEMs and STEMs is illustrated on a nanocrystal model system.

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This research was supported by an award from Research Corporation. Additional support was provided by faculty enhancement and development awards from Portland State University.

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  1. Department of Physics, Portland State University, P.O. Box 751, Portland, OR, 97207-0751, USA

    Peter Moeck

  2. Technology Solutions, Freescale Semiconductor, Inc., MD CH305, Chandler, AZ, 85224, USA

    Wentao Qin

  3. Department of Physics and Astronomy and Center for Molecular Electronics, University of Missouri, St. Louis, MO, 53121, USA

    Philip B. Fraundorf

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Moeck, P., Qin, W. & Fraundorf, P.B. Towards 3D image-based nanocrystallography by means of transmission electron goniometry. MRS Online Proceedings Library 839, 89–94 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1557/PROC-839-P4.3

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