Electron Microscope Analyses of Self-aligned HgTe Nanocrystallites Induced by Controlled Precipitation Technique

Self-assembled bismuth nanocrystallites.

Using a high-temperature organic solution reduction method, highly crystalline and single domain bismuth nanoparticles have been synthesized and self-assembled.

Self-Aligned Plasmonic Nanopores by Optically Controlled Dielectric Breakdown.

We present a novel cost-efficient method for the fabrication of high-quality self-aligned plasmonic nanopores by means of an optically controlled dielectric breakdown. Excitation of a plasmonic bowtie nanoantenna on a dielectric membrane localizes the high-voltage-driven breakdown of the membrane to the hotspot of the enhanced optical field, creating a nanopore that is automatically self-aligne...

CdTe-HgTe core-shell nanowire growth controlled by RHEED

We present results on the growth of CdTe-HgTe core-shell nanowires, a realization of a quasi-one-dimensional heterostructure of the topological insulator HgTe. The growth is a two step process consisting of the growth of single crystalline zinc blende CdTe nanowires with the vapor-liquid-solid method and the overgrowth of these wires with HgTe such that a closed shell is formed around the CdTe ...

the scanning electron microscope

it is only thirteen years since the scanning electron microscope has been available commercially. yet, even in this short period of time, this instrument has been a powerful tool in the investigation of topography, electrical and magnetic properties, crystal structure, cathodoluminescent characteristics etc. of solid specimens. today, this type of microscope has opened its place alongside the c...

Electron Microscope