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Electron-beam broadening in electron microscopy by solving the electron transport equation

Müller, Erich; Hugenschmidt, Milena ORCID iD icon; Gerthsen, Dagmar

Abstract:

Scanning transmission electron microscopy (STEM) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) are prominent techniques for the structural characterization of materials. STEM in particular provides high spatial resolution down to the sub-ångström range. The spatial resolution in STEM and SEM is ultimately limited by the electron-beam diameter provided by the microscope's electron optical system. However, the resolution is frequently degraded by the interaction between electron and matter leading to beam broadening, which depends on the thickness of the analyzed sample. Numerous models are available to calculate beam broadening. However, most of them neglect the energy loss of the electrons and large-angle scattering. These restrictions severely limit the applicability of the approaches for large sample thicknesses in STEM and SEM. In this work, we address beam broadening in a more general way. We numerically solve the electron transport equation without any simplifications, and take into account energy loss along the electron path. For this purpose, we developed the software package CeTE (Computation of electron Transport Equation). We determine beam broadening, energy deposition, and the interaction volume of the scattered electrons in homogeneous matter. ... mehr


Verlagsausgabe §
DOI: 10.5445/IR/1000132580
Veröffentlicht am 11.05.2021
Originalveröffentlichung
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevResearch.2.043313
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Zitationen: 2
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Zugehörige Institution(en) am KIT 3D Matter Made to Order (3DMM2O)
Laboratorium für Elektronenmikroskopie (LEM)
Universität Karlsruhe (TH) – Zentrale Einrichtungen (Zentrale Einrichtungen)
Publikationstyp Zeitschriftenaufsatz
Publikationsjahr 2020
Sprache Englisch
Identifikator ISSN: 2643-1564
KITopen-ID: 1000132580
Erschienen in Physical review research
Verlag American Physical Society (APS)
Band 2
Heft 4
Seiten Art.-Nr.: 043313
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