Development of Dark-Field Photonic Scanning Transmission Electron Microscopy (DFP-STEM)

Characterization of Guinier-Preston Zones by High-Angle Annular Detector Dark-Field Scanning Transmission Electron Microscopy

Age-hardened alloys are everywhere: in aeroplanes, aluminum sashes, electrical connections for computer devices, and so on. The materials that have made possible the very existence of these human inventions are manufactured based on a single materials-science principle known as ageing. Here, supersaturated impurity atoms that dissolved in an otherwise pure metal gather around inside the metal a...

Quantitative atomic resolution mapping using high-angle annular dark field scanning transmission electron microscopy.

A model-based method is proposed to relatively quantify the chemical composition of atomic columns using high angle annular dark field (HAADF) scanning transmission electron microscopy (STEM) images. The method is based on a quantification of the total intensity of the scattered electrons for the individual atomic columns using statistical parameter estimation theory. In order to apply this the...

15. Scanning Transmission Electron Microscopy

Accurate virus quantitation using a Scanning Transmission Electron Microscopy (STEM) detector in a scanning electron microscope.

A method for accurate quantitation of virus particles has long been sought, but a perfect method still eludes the scientific community. Electron Microscopy (EM) quantitation is a valuable technique because it provides direct morphology information and counts of all viral particles, whether or not they are infectious. In the past, EM negative stain quantitation methods have been cited as inaccur...

Comparison of phase contrast transmission electron microscopy with optimized scanning transmission annular dark field imaging for protein imaging.

Henderson has already shown that electron microscopy should be superior to X-ray and neutron diffraction for determining protein structure with minimum radiation damage. Since the contrast for a molecule embedded in vitreous ice is very low, it is conceivable that dark field imaging would be superior to bright field phase contrast microscopy. A detailed analysis of contrast and signal/noise for...