PHASE RETRIEVAL THROUGH FOCUS VARIATION FOR ULTRA-RESOLUTION IN FIELD-EMISSION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON-MICROSCOPY

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作者
COENE, W [1 ]
JANSSEN, G [1 ]
DEBEECK, MO [1 ]
VANDYCK, D [1 ]
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[1] UNIV ANTWERP,EMAT,B-2020 ANTWERP,BELGIUM
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10.1103/PhysRevLett.69.3743
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O4 [物理学];
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0702 ;
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The use of a coherent field-emission electron source in transmission electron microscopy is combined with phase retrieval by digital processing of a focal image series. For the first time, a dramatic improvement of the high-resolution performance of the electron microscope beyond the usual ''point-to-point'' resolution has been realized: Experiments on a 200-kV microscope with a point resolution of 0.24 nm reveal reconstructed information down to 0.14 nm. Examples are shown in the field of high-T(c) superconductors and ferroelectric oxides. The oxygen sublattice in these structures is revealed.
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