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NANOSCALE ADVANCES
卷 3, 期 11, 页码 3035-3040出版社
ROYAL SOC CHEMISTRY
DOI: 10.1039/d1na00140j
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资金
- National Key R&D Program of China [2018YFA0703400]
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [22072150]
- CAS Youth Innovation Promotion Association [2019190]
- Xinghai Science Funds for Distinguished Young Scholars and Thousand Youth Talents at Dalian University of Technology
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Major Machine Manufacturing in Liaoning
This study explores the charging effects in transmission electron microscopy, using a defocus estimation algorithm and image feature tracking to quantitatively analyze the image drifting dynamics induced by charging. It provides insights into the dynamic modulation of electron beam propagation by the competition between charging and discharging, enriching understanding of such effects. Specific attention to conductivity control on TEM specimens is emphasized beyond instrumental improvements.
Y Revolutionary microscopy technologies for aberration correction in spatial and energy aspects have exhibited continuous progress, pushing forward the information limit of materials research down to a scale of sub-angstrom and milli-electron voltage. Nevertheless, imaging quality could still suffer due to sample instability, e.g. the charging effect, which always comes along with electron microscopy characterizations. Herein, using a defocus estimation algorithm and an in situ image feature tracking method, we quantitatively studied the image drifting dynamics induced by the charging on transmission electron microscopy (TEM) carrier grids with tunable electrical conductivity. Experimental evidence clarifies the debate about the charge types, proving that the irradiation of the electron beam induces a positive charge on the grid sample of poor electrical conductivity. Such charge accumulation accounts for subsequent imaging instability, including the increase of defocus and the drift of lateral images. Particularly, the competition between charging and discharging was found to dynamically modulate the propagation of electron beam, resulting in a periodically reciprocating movement on TEM images. These findings enrich understanding on the dynamic principle of charging effects as well as the details of image drifting behaviors. It also suggests specific attention on the importance of conductivity control on a TEM specimen, beyond all the efforts for instrumental improvements.
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