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Three-Dimensional STEM for Observing Nano-Structures

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 July 2020

Nobuo Tanaka ,
Masanari Koguchi ,
Hiroshi Kakibayashi ,
Ruriko Tsuneta ,
Kiwamu Kase  and
Masaya Iwaki
Nobuo Tanaka
Affiliation:
Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, 464-8603, Japan
Masanari Koguchi
Affiliation:
Central Research Laboratory, Hitachi Ltd., Kokubunji, Tokyo, 185-8604, Japan
Hiroshi Kakibayashi
Affiliation:
Central Research Laboratory, Hitachi Ltd., Kokubunji, Tokyo, 185-8604, Japan
Ruriko Tsuneta
Affiliation:
Central Research Laboratory, Hitachi Ltd., Kokubunji, Tokyo, 185-8604, Japan
Kiwamu Kase
Affiliation:
***The Institute of Physical and Chemical Research Laboratory, Wako, Saitama, , 351-0198, Japan
Masaya Iwaki
Affiliation:
***The Institute of Physical and Chemical Research Laboratory, Wako, Saitama, , 351-0198, Japan
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Abstract

Three-dimensional (3D) observation is one of the important trials of future TEM and STEM methods. in the field of biological science, 3D-observation has already become general because the biological materials are usually amorphous and computed tomography (CT) routines can be effectively used. The CT assumes that the image intensity is linearly proportional to the projection of material density. in a crystalline specimen, however, this linearity does not hold due to the dynamical diffraction effect depending on spepimen thickness and incident directions of electron beam. High-angle annular-darkfield STEM (HAADF-STEM) and EDX mapping images could meet this requirement of the linearity because their image intensity are little affected by the dynamical diffraction effect.

Our 3D-STEM is based on a 300 kV FE-TEM/STEM(Hitachi HF-3000) equipped with a specially designed eucentric specimen stage with double spherical fulcra, a newly developed dark/bright field STEM detectors, a 3D-sampling system and a 3D-imaging processor for 3D topography and tomography.

Type
Quantitative Stem: Imaging and Eels Analysis Honoring the Contributions of John Silcox (Organized by P. Batson, C. Chen and D. Muller)
Information
Microscopy and Microanalysis , Volume 7 , Issue S2: Proceedings: Microscopy & Microanalysis 2001, Microscopy Society of America 59th Annual Meeting, Microbeam Analysis Society 35th Annual Meeting, Long Beach, California August 5-9, 2001 , August 2001 , pp. 230 - 231
Copyright
Copyright © Microscopy Society of America 2001

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