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View article: Rapid-Acquisition Fluctuation Electron Microscopy: Decoherence and the Dominant Role of Noise
Rapid-Acquisition Fluctuation Electron Microscopy: Decoherence and the Dominant Role of Noise Open
We investigate how data acquisition rate affects the decoherence of diffraction speckles in fluctuation electron microscopy (FEM) experiments on amorphous silicon at 80 kV. Surprisingly, reducing acquisition time from 256 ms to 1 ms does n…
View article: 3D Confinement Stabilizes the Metastable Amorphous State of Antimony Nanoparticles – A New Material for Miniaturized Phase Change Memories?
3D Confinement Stabilizes the Metastable Amorphous State of Antimony Nanoparticles – A New Material for Miniaturized Phase Change Memories? Open
The wet‐chemical synthesis of 3D confined antimony nanoparticles (Sb‐NP) at low and high temperatures is described. Using reaction conditions that are mild in temperature and strong in reducing power allows the synthesis of amorphous Sb‐NP…
View article: Tailoring of Colloidal HfO<sub>2</sub> Nanocrystals with Unique Morphologies and New Self‐Assembly Features
Tailoring of Colloidal HfO<sub>2</sub> Nanocrystals with Unique Morphologies and New Self‐Assembly Features Open
Advancing the synthesis of HfO 2 nanocrystals, a refined anhydrous protocol that enables kinetic trapping of the metastable tetragonal phase and modulates twinning defects in anisotropically grown monoclinic nanoprisms is presented. This e…
View article: The Formation of Stacking Faults in Barium Zirconate-Type Perovskites
The Formation of Stacking Faults in Barium Zirconate-Type Perovskites Open
Yttrium-doped barium zirconate (BZY) is a proton-conducting perovskite with potential for use in a variety of energy applications, including as a catalyst support and as an electrolyte for solid-state fuel and electrolytic cells. Of intere…
View article: Towards Three-dimensional Mapping of Skyrmionic Spin Textures in an FeGe Nanodisk Using Off-axis Electron Holography
Towards Three-dimensional Mapping of Skyrmionic Spin Textures in an FeGe Nanodisk Using Off-axis Electron Holography Open
Journal Article Towards Three-dimensional Mapping of Skyrmionic Spin Textures in an FeGe Nanodisk Using Off-axis Electron Holography Get access Fengshan Zheng, Fengshan Zheng Spin-X Institute, Electron Microscopy Center, School of Physics …
View article: Nanoscale Three-Dimensional Charge Density and Electric Field Mapping by Electron Holographic Tomography
Nanoscale Three-Dimensional Charge Density and Electric Field Mapping by Electron Holographic Tomography Open
The operation of nanoscale electronic devices is related\nintimately\nto the three-dimensional (3D) charge density distributions within\nthem. Here, we demonstrate the quantitative 3D mapping of the charge\ndensity and long-range electric …
View article: Nanoscale Three-Dimensional Charge Density and Electric Field Mapping by Electron Holographic Tomography
Nanoscale Three-Dimensional Charge Density and Electric Field Mapping by Electron Holographic Tomography Open
The operation of nanoscale electronic devices is related intimately to the three-dimensional (3D) charge density distributions within them. Here, we demonstrate the quantitative 3D mapping of the charge density and long-range electric fiel…
View article: Correction: DMPFIT: A Tool for Atomic-Scale Metrology via Nonlinear Least-Squares Fitting of Peaks in Atomic-Resolution TEM Images
Correction: DMPFIT: A Tool for Atomic-Scale Metrology via Nonlinear Least-Squares Fitting of Peaks in Atomic-Resolution TEM Images Open
View article: DMPFIT: A Tool for Atomic-Scale Metrology via Nonlinear Least-Squares Fitting of Peaks in Atomic-Resolution TEM Images
DMPFIT: A Tool for Atomic-Scale Metrology via Nonlinear Least-Squares Fitting of Peaks in Atomic-Resolution TEM Images Open
Despite the wide availability and usage of Gatan’s DigitalMicrograph software in the electron microscopy community for image recording and analysis, nonlinear least-squares fitting in DigitalMicrograph is less straightforward. This work pr…
View article: Direct growth of single-metal-atom chains
Direct growth of single-metal-atom chains Open
View article: Highly complex magnetic behavior resulting from hierarchical phase separation in AlCo(Cr)FeNi high-entropy alloys
Highly complex magnetic behavior resulting from hierarchical phase separation in AlCo(Cr)FeNi high-entropy alloys Open
View article: Structure of $180^\circ$ ferroelectric domain walls in $\mathrm{HfO_2}$ and $\mathrm{ZrO_2}$
Structure of $180^\circ$ ferroelectric domain walls in $\mathrm{HfO_2}$ and $\mathrm{ZrO_2}$ Open
We report two series of structures representing two types of $180^\circ$ ferroelectric domain walls in $\mathrm{HfO_2}$ and $\mathrm{ZrO_2}$. We model the domain structures with different width by density functional theory calculations. Th…
View article: Atomic-Scale Insights into Nickel Exsolution on LaNiO<sub>3</sub> Catalysts via <i>In Situ</i> Electron Microscopy
Atomic-Scale Insights into Nickel Exsolution on LaNiO<sub>3</sub> Catalysts via <i>In Situ</i> Electron Microscopy Open
Using a combination of in situ bulk and surface characterization techniques, we provide atomic-scale insight into the complex surface and bulk dynamics of a LaNiO3 perovskite material during heating in vacuo…
View article: Estimating illumination coherence width from focused-probe intensity profiles
Estimating illumination coherence width from focused-probe intensity profiles Open
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View article: Reducing Decoherence in Fluctuation Electron Microscopy
Reducing Decoherence in Fluctuation Electron Microscopy Open
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View article: Highly Complex Magnetic Structures Resulting From Hierarchical Phase Separation in AlCo(Cr)FeNi High Entropy Alloys
Highly Complex Magnetic Structures Resulting From Hierarchical Phase Separation in AlCo(Cr)FeNi High Entropy Alloys Open
Magnetic high entropy alloys (HEAs) are a new category of high-performance magnetic materials, with multi-component concentrated compositions and complex multi-phase structures. Although there have been numerous reports of their interestin…
View article: CSD 2049421: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination
CSD 2049421: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination Open
An entry from the Inorganic Crystal Structure Database, the world’s repository for inorganic crystal structures. The entry contains experimental data from a crystal diffraction study. The deposited dataset for this entry is freely availabl…
View article: Highly Complex Magnetic Microstructures in Hierarchically Phase Separated AlCo(Cr)FeNi High-entropy Alloys
Highly Complex Magnetic Microstructures in Hierarchically Phase Separated AlCo(Cr)FeNi High-entropy Alloys Open
The hierarchical microstructures of high-entropy alloys (HEAs) can result in highly complex magnetic textures and properties. Here, we use high spatial resolution correlative magnetic, structural and chemical imaging to investigate magneti…
View article: Antiphase Boundaries Constitute Fast Cation Diffusion Paths in SrTiO<sub>3</sub> Memristive Devices
Antiphase Boundaries Constitute Fast Cation Diffusion Paths in SrTiO<sub>3</sub> Memristive Devices Open
Resistive switching in transition metal oxide‐based metal‐insulator‐metal structures relies on the reversible drift of ions under an applied electric field on the nanoscale. In such structures, the formation of conductive filaments is beli…
View article: Three-dimensional Charge Density and Electric Field Mapping of an Electrically Biased Needle Using Off-axis Electron Holography
Three-dimensional Charge Density and Electric Field Mapping of an Electrically Biased Needle Using Off-axis Electron Holography Open
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View article: Energy Storage: An Unconventional Transient Phase with Cycloidal Order of Polarization in Energy‐Storage Antiferroelectric PbZrO<sub>3</sub> (Adv. Mater. 9/2020)
Energy Storage: An Unconventional Transient Phase with Cycloidal Order of Polarization in Energy‐Storage Antiferroelectric PbZrO<sub>3</sub> (Adv. Mater. 9/2020) Open
Antiferroelectric-based dielectric capacitors are receiving tremendous attention for their superior energy-storage performance. By employing temporal- and atomic-resolution electron microscopy, in article number 1907208, Xian-Kui Wei and c…
View article: An Unconventional Transient Phase with Cycloidal Order of Polarization in Energy‐Storage Antiferroelectric PbZrO<sub>3</sub>
An Unconventional Transient Phase with Cycloidal Order of Polarization in Energy‐Storage Antiferroelectric PbZrO<sub>3</sub> Open
Antiferroelectric‐based dielectric capacitors are receiving tremendous attention for their outstanding energy‐storage performance and extraordinary flexibility in collecting pulsed powers. Nevertheless, the in situ atomic‐scale structural‐…
View article: Changing the Phosphorus Allotrope from a Square Columnar Structure to a Planar Zigzag Nanoribbon by Increasing the Diameter of Carbon Nanotube Nanoreactors
Changing the Phosphorus Allotrope from a Square Columnar Structure to a Planar Zigzag Nanoribbon by Increasing the Diameter of Carbon Nanotube Nanoreactors Open
Elemental phosphorus nanostructures are notorious for a large number of allotropes, which limits their usefulness as semiconductors. To limit this structural diversity, we synthesize selectively quasi-1D phosphorus nanostructures inside ca…
View article: Atomic Scale Understanding of the Epitaxy of Perovskite Oxides on Flexible Mica Substrate
Atomic Scale Understanding of the Epitaxy of Perovskite Oxides on Flexible Mica Substrate Open
The excellent functionalities of perovskite oxides and the growing demands for flexible devices lead to great interests on epitaxial growth of functional oxide films on flexible mica substrates. Understanding the film epitaxy on the substr…
View article: Engineering antiphase boundaries in epitaxial SrTiO3 to achieve forming free memristive devices
Engineering antiphase boundaries in epitaxial SrTiO3 to achieve forming free memristive devices Open
We here present a method to engineer Ruddlesden-Popper-type antiphase boundaries in stoichiometric homoepitaxial SrTiO3 thin films. This is achieved by using a substrate with an intentionally high miscut, which stabilizes the growth of add…
View article: Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting: Boosting Photoelectrochemical Water Oxidation of Hematite in Acidic Electrolytes by Surface State Modification (Adv. Energy Mater. 34/2019)
Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting: Boosting Photoelectrochemical Water Oxidation of Hematite in Acidic Electrolytes by Surface State Modification (Adv. Energy Mater. 34/2019) Open
In article number 1901836, Joan Ramon Morante, Jordi Arbiol and co-workers find that modifying the hematite/electrolyte interface with ultrathin Fe2TiO5 and CoFe PBA improves the photoelectrochemical water oxidation of hematite photoanodes…
View article: Processing-induced secondary phase formation in Mo-substituted lanthanum tungstate membranes
Processing-induced secondary phase formation in Mo-substituted lanthanum tungstate membranes Open
View article: The impact of crystal size and temperature on the adsorption-induced flexibility of the Zr-based metal–organic framework DUT-98
The impact of crystal size and temperature on the adsorption-induced flexibility of the Zr-based metal–organic framework DUT-98 Open
In this contribution we analyze the influence of adsorption cycling, crystal size, and temperature on the switching behavior of the flexible Zr-based metal–organic framework DUT-98. We observe a shift in the gate-opening pressure upon cycl…
View article: Three-dimensional electric field mapping of an electrically biased atom probe needle using off-axis electron holography
Three-dimensional electric field mapping of an electrically biased atom probe needle using off-axis electron holography Open
View article: Boosting Photoelectrochemical Water Oxidation of Hematite in Acidic Electrolytes by Surface State Modification
Boosting Photoelectrochemical Water Oxidation of Hematite in Acidic Electrolytes by Surface State Modification Open
State‐of‐the‐art water‐oxidation catalysts (WOCs) in acidic electrolytes usually contain expensive noble metals such as ruthenium and iridium. However, they too expensive to be implemented broadly in semiconductor photoanodes for photoelec…