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Author Guzzinati, G.; Clark, L.; Béché, A.; Verbeeck, J. url  doi
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  Title Measuring the orbital angular momentum of electron beams Type A1 Journal article
  Year (down) 2014 Publication Physical review : A : atomic, molecular and optical physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev A  
  Volume 89 Issue Pages 025803  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)  
  Abstract The recent demonstration of electron vortex beams has opened up the new possibility of studying orbital angular momentum (OAM) in the interaction between electron beams and matter. To this aim, methods to analyze the OAM of an electron beam are fundamentally important and a necessary next step. We demonstrate the measurement of electron beam OAM through a variety of techniques. The use of forked holographic masks, diffraction from geometric apertures, and diffraction from a knife edge and the application of an astigmatic lens are all experimentally demonstrated. The viability and limitations of each are discussed with supporting numerical simulations.  
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  Publisher Place of Publication Lancaster, Pa Editor  
  Language Wos 000332224100014 Publication Date 2014-02-13  
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title  
  Series Volume Series Issue Edition  
  ISSN 1050-2947;1094-1622; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 2.925 Times cited 42 Open Access  
  Notes Vortex; FP7; Countatoms; ESTEEM2; esteem2jra3 ECASJO; Approved Most recent IF: 2.925; 2014 IF: 2.808  
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:114577UA @ admin @ c:irua:114577 Serial 1972  
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Author Verbeeck, J.; Guzzinati, G.; Clark, L.; Juchtmans, R.; Van Boxem, R.; Tian, H.; Béché, A.; Lubk, A.; Van Tendeloo, G. pdf  url
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  Title Shaping electron beams for the generation of innovative measurements in the (S)TEM Type A1 Journal article
  Year (down) 2014 Publication Comptes rendus : physique Abbreviated Journal Cr Phys  
  Volume 15 Issue 2-3 Pages 190-199  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)  
  Abstract In TEM, a typical goal consists of making a small electron probe in the sample plane in order to obtain high spatial resolution in scanning transmission electron microscopy. In order to do so, the phase of the electron wave is corrected to resemble a spherical wave compensating for aberrations in the magnetic lenses. In this contribution, we discuss the advantage of changing the phase of an electron wave in a specific way in order to obtain fundamentally different electron probes opening up new applications in the (S)TEM. We focus on electron vortex states as a specific family of waves with an azimuthal phase signature and discuss their properties, production and applications. The concepts presented here are rather general and also different classes of probes can be obtained in a similar fashion, showing that electron probes can be tuned to optimize a specific measurement or interaction.  
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  Publisher Place of Publication Paris Editor  
  Language Wos 000334013600009 Publication Date 2014-02-01  
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title  
  Series Volume Series Issue Edition  
  ISSN 1631-0705; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 2.048 Times cited 22 Open Access  
  Notes Vortex ECASJO_; Approved Most recent IF: 2.048; 2014 IF: 2.035  
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:116946UA @ admin @ c:irua:116946 Serial 2992  
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Author Li, K.; Béché, A.; Song, M.; Sha, G.; Lu, X.; Zhang, K.; Du, Y.; Ringer, S.P.; Schryvers, D. doi  openurl
  Title Atomistic structure of Cu-containing \beta" precipitates in an Al-Mg-Si-Cu alloy Type A1 Journal article
  Year (down) 2014 Publication Scripta materialia Abbreviated Journal Scripta Mater  
  Volume 75 Issue Pages 86-89  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)  
  Abstract The beta '' precipitates in a peak-aged Al-Mg-Si-Cu alloy were measured with an average composition of 28.6Al-38.7Mg-26.5Si-5.17Cu (at.%) using atom probe tomography. High-angle annular dark-field observations revealed that Cu incompletely substitutes for the Mg-1 and Si-3 columns, preferentially for one column in each pair of Si-3. Cu-free Si columns form a parallelogram-shaped network that constitutes the basis of subsequent precipitates in the system, with a = 0.37 nm, b = 0.38 nm, gamma = 113 degrees and c = 0.405 nm. (C) 2013 Acta Materialia Inc. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.  
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  Publisher Place of Publication Oxford Editor  
  Language Wos 000331025200022 Publication Date 2013-12-07  
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title  
  Series Volume Series Issue Edition  
  ISSN 1359-6462; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 3.747 Times cited 22 Open Access  
  Notes Approved Most recent IF: 3.747; 2014 IF: 3.224  
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:115749 Serial 201  
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Author Béché, A.; Van Boxem, R.; Van Tendeloo, G.; Verbeeck, J. url  doi
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  Title Magnetic monopole field exposed by electrons Type A1 Journal article
  Year (down) 2014 Publication Nature physics Abbreviated Journal Nat Phys  
  Volume 10 Issue 1 Pages 26-29  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)  
  Abstract The experimental search for magnetic monopole particles(1-3) has, so far, been in vain. Nevertheless, these elusive particles of magnetic charge have fuelled a rich field of theoretical study(4-10). Here, we created an approximation of a magnetic monopole in free space at the end of a long, nanoscopically thin magnetic needle(11). We experimentally demonstrate that the interaction of this approximate magnetic monopole field with a beam of electrons produces an electron vortex state, as theoretically predicted for a true magnetic monopole(3,11-18). This fundamental quantum mechanical scattering experiment is independent of the speed of the electrons and has consequences for all situations where electrons meet such monopole magnetic fields, as, for example, in solids. The set-up not only shows an attractive way to produce electron vortex states but also provides a unique insight into monopole fields and shows that electron vortices might well occur in unexplored solid-state physics situations.  
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  Language Wos 000328940100012 Publication Date 2013-11-29  
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title  
  Series Volume Series Issue Edition  
  ISSN 1745-2473;1745-2481; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 22.806 Times cited 131 Open Access  
  Notes Vortex; Countatoms; Fwo ECASJO_; Approved Most recent IF: 22.806; 2014 IF: 20.147  
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:113740UA @ admin @ c:irua:113740 Serial 1885  
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Author Rouvière, J.-L.; Béché, A.; Martin, Y.; Denneulin, T.; Cooper, D. doi  openurl
  Title Improved strain precision with high spatial resolution using nanobeam precession electron diffraction Type A1 Journal article
  Year (down) 2013 Publication Applied physics letters Abbreviated Journal Appl Phys Lett  
  Volume 103 Issue Pages 241913  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)  
  Abstract NanoBeam Electron Diffraction is a simple and efficient technique to measure strain in nanostructures. Here, we show that improved results can be obtained by precessing the electron beam while maintaining a few nanometer probe size, i.e., by doing Nanobeam Precession Electron Diffraction (N-PED). The precession of the beam makes the diffraction spots more uniform and numerous, making N-PED more robust and precise. In N-PED, smaller probe size and better precision are achieved by having diffraction disks instead of diffraction dots. Precision in the strain measurement better than 2 × 10−4 is obtained with a probe size approaching 1 nm in diameter.  
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  Publisher American Institute of Physics Place of Publication New York, N.Y. Editor  
  Language Wos 000328706500031 Publication Date 2013-12-14  
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title  
  Series Volume Series Issue Edition  
  ISSN 0003-6951; 1077-3118 ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 3.411 Times cited 53 Open Access  
  Notes Approved Most recent IF: 3.411; 2013 IF: 3.515  
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:136442 Serial 4502  
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Author Jones, E.; Cooper, D.; Rouvière, J.-L.; Béché, A.; Azize, M.; Palacios, T.; Gradecak, S. doi  openurl
  Title Towards rapid nanoscale measurement of strain in III-nitride heterostructures Type A1 Journal article
  Year (down) 2013 Publication Applied Physics Letters Abbreviated Journal Appl Phys Lett  
  Volume 103 Issue Pages 231904  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)  
  Abstract We report the structural and compositional nanoscale characterization of InAlN/GaN nanoribbon-structured high electron mobility transistors (HEMTs) through the use of geometric phase analysis (GPA) and nanobeam electron diffraction (NBED). The strain distribution in the HEMT layer is quantified and compared to the expected strain profile for the nominal structure predicted by finite element analysis (FEA). Using the experimental strain results, the actual structure is determined and used to modify the FEA model. The improved fit of the model demonstrates that GPA and NBED provide a powerful platform for routine and rapid characterization of strain in III-V semiconducting device systems leading to insights into device evolution during processing and future device optimization.  
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  Publisher American Institute of Physics Place of Publication New York, N.Y. Editor  
  Language Wos 000328634900025 Publication Date 2013-12-03  
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title  
  Series Volume Series Issue Edition  
  ISSN 0003-6951; 1077-3118 ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 3.411 Times cited 6 Open Access  
  Notes Approved Most recent IF: 3.411; 2013 IF: 3.515  
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:136443 Serial 4513  
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Author Tan, H.; Egoavil, R.; Béché, A.; Martinez, G.T.; Van Aert, S.; Verbeeck, J.; Van Tendeloo, G.; Rotella, H.; Boullay, P.; Pautrat, A.; Prellier, W. url  doi
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  Title Mapping electronic reconstruction at the metal-insulator interface in LaVO3/SrVO3 heterostructures Type A1 Journal article
  Year (down) 2013 Publication Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B  
  Volume 88 Issue 15 Pages 155123-155126  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)  
  Abstract A (LaVO3)6/(SrVO3)(3) superlattice is studied with a combination of sub-A resolved scanning transmission electron microscopy and monochromated electron energy-loss spectroscopy. The V oxidation state is mapped with atomic spatial resolution enabling us to investigate electronic reconstruction at the LaVO3/SrVO3 interfaces. Surprisingly, asymmetric charge distribution is found at adjacent chemically symmetric interfaces. The local structure is proposed and simulated with a double channeling calculation which agrees qualitatively with our experiment. We demonstrate that local strain asymmetry is the likely cause of the electronic asymmetry of the interfaces. The electronic reconstruction at the interfaces extends much further than the chemical composition, varying from 0.5 to 1.2 nm. This distance corresponds to the length of charge transfer previously found in the (LaVO3)./(SrVO3). metal/insulating and the (LaAlO3)./(SrTiO3). insulating/insulating interfaces.  
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  Publisher Place of Publication Editor  
  Language Wos 000326087100003 Publication Date 2013-10-21  
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title  
  Series Volume Series Issue Edition  
  ISSN 1098-0121;1550-235X; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 3.836 Times cited 15 Open Access  
  Notes Hercules; 246791 COUNTATOMS; 278510 VORTEX; 246102 IFOX; 312483 ESTEEM2; FWO; GOA XANES meets ELNES; esteem2jra3 ECASJO; Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2013 IF: 3.664  
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:112733UA @ admin @ c:irua:112733 Serial 1944  
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Author Clark, L.; Béché, A.; Guzzinati, G.; Lubk, A.; Mazilu, M.; Van Boxem, R.; Verbeeck, J. url  doi
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  Title Exploiting lens aberrations to create electron-vortex beams Type A1 Journal article
  Year (down) 2013 Publication Physical review letters Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev Lett  
  Volume 111 Issue 6 Pages 064801-64805  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)  
  Abstract A model for a new electron-vortex beam production method is proposed and experimentally demonstrated. The technique calls on the controlled manipulation of the degrees of freedom of the lens aberrations to achieve a helical phase front. These degrees of freedom are accessible by using the corrector lenses of a transmission electron microscope. The vortex beam is produced through a particular alignment of these lenses into a specifically designed astigmatic state and applying an annular aperture in the condenser plane. Experimental results are found to be in good agreement with simulations.  
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  Corporate Author Thesis  
  Publisher Place of Publication New York, N.Y. Editor  
  Language Wos 000322921200009 Publication Date 2013-08-08  
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title  
  Series Volume Series Issue Edition  
  ISSN 0031-9007;1079-7114; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 8.462 Times cited 66 Open Access  
  Notes Vortex; Esteem2; Countatoms; FWO; Esteem2jra3 ECASJO; Approved Most recent IF: 8.462; 2013 IF: 7.728  
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:109340UA @ admin @ c:irua:109340 Serial 1148  
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Author Béché, A.; Rouviere, J.L.; Barnes, J.P.; Cooper, D. doi  openurl
  Title Strain measurement at the nanoscale : comparison between convergent beam electron diffraction, nano-beam electron diffraction, high resolution imaging and dark field electron holography Type A1 Journal article
  Year (down) 2013 Publication Ultramicroscopy Abbreviated Journal Ultramicroscopy  
  Volume 131 Issue Pages 10-23  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)  
  Abstract Convergent beam electron diffraction (CBED), nano-beam electron diffraction (NBED or NBD), high resolution imaging (HRTEM and HRSTEM) and dark field electron holography (DFEH or HoloDark) are five TEM based techniques able to quantitatively measure strain at the nanometer scale. In order to demonstrate the advantages and disadvantages of each technique, two samples composed of epitaxial silicon-germanium layers embedded in a silicon matrix have been investigated. The five techniques are then compared in terms of strain precision and accuracy, spatial resolution, field of view, mapping abilities and ease of performance and analysis. (C) 2013 Elsevier By. All rights reserved.  
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  Corporate Author Thesis  
  Publisher Place of Publication Amsterdam Editor  
  Language Wos 000322631200002 Publication Date 2013-04-06  
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title  
  Series Volume Series Issue Edition  
  ISSN 0304-3991; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 2.843 Times cited 73 Open Access  
  Notes Approved Most recent IF: 2.843; 2013 IF: 2.745  
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:109774 Serial 3171  
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Author Cooper, D.; Denneulin, T.; Barnes, J.-P.; Hartmann, J.-M.; Hutin, L.; Le Royer, C.; Béché, A.; Rouvière, J.-L. doi  openurl
  Title Strain mapping with nm-scale resolution for the silicon-on-insulator generation of semiconductor devices by advanced electron microscopy Type A1 Journal article
  Year (down) 2012 Publication Applied Physics Letters Abbreviated Journal Appl Phys Lett  
  Volume 112 Issue Pages 124505  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)  
  Abstract Strain engineering in the conduction channel is a cost effective method of boosting the performance in state-of-the-art semiconductor devices. However, given the small dimensions of these devices, it is difficult to quantitatively measure the strain with the required spatial resolution. Three different transmission electron microscopy techniques, high-angle annular dark field scanning transmission electron microscopy, dark field electron holography, and nanobeam electron diffraction have been applied to measure the strain in simple bulk and SOI calibration specimens. These techniques are then applied to different gate length SiGe SOI pFET devices in order to measure the strain in the conduction channel. For these devices, improved spatial resolution is required, and strain maps with spatial resolutions as good as 1 nm have been achieved. Finally, we discuss the relative advantages and disadvantages of using these three different techniques when used for strain measurement.  
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  Publisher American Institute of Physics Place of Publication New York, N.Y. Editor  
  Language Wos 000312829400128 Publication Date 2012-12-19  
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title  
  Series Volume Series Issue Edition  
  ISSN 0003-6951; 1077-3118 ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 3.411 Times cited 14 Open Access  
  Notes Approved Most recent IF: 3.411; 2012 IF: 3.794  
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:136433 Serial 4510  
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Author Cooper, D.; Le Royer, C.; Béché, A.; Rouvière, J.-L. doi  openurl
  Title Strain mapping for the silicon-on-insulator generation of semiconductor devices by high-angle annular dark field scanning electron transmission microscopy Type A1 Journal article
  Year (down) 2012 Publication Applied Physics Letters Abbreviated Journal Appl Phys Lett  
  Volume 100 Issue Pages 233121  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)  
  Abstract The strain in pMOS p-type metal-oxide-semiconductor devicesgrown on silicon-on-insulator substrates has been measured by using the geometrical phase analysis of high angle annular dark field scanning electron microscopy. We show that by using the latest generations of electron microscopes, the strain can now be quantitatively measured with a large field of view, a spatial resolution as low as 1 nm with a sensitivity as good as 0.15%. This technique is extremely flexible, provides both structural and strain information, and can be applied to all types of nanoscale materials both quickly and easily.  
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  Corporate Author Thesis  
  Publisher American Institute of Physics Place of Publication New York, N.Y. Editor  
  Language Wos Publication Date 2012-06-08  
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title  
  Series Volume Series Issue Edition  
  ISSN 0003-6951; 1077-3118 ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 3.411 Times cited Open Access  
  Notes Approved Most recent IF: 3.411; 2012 IF: 3.794  
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:136432 Serial 4509  
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Author Verbeeck, J.; Béché, A.; van den Broek, W. pdf  doi
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  Title A holographic method to measure the source size broadening in STEM Type A1 Journal article
  Year (down) 2012 Publication Ultramicroscopy Abbreviated Journal Ultramicroscopy  
  Volume 120 Issue Pages 35-40  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)  
  Abstract Source size broadening is an important resolution limiting effect in modern STEM experiments. Here, we propose an alternative method to measure the source size broadening making use of a holographic biprism to create interference patterns in an empty Ronchigram. This allows us to measure the exact shape of the source size broadening with a much better sampling than previously possible. We find that the shape of the demagnified source deviates considerably from a Gaussian profile that is often assumed. We fit the profile with a linear combination of a Gaussian and a bivariate Cauchy distribution showing that even though the full width at half maximum is similar to previously reported measurements, the tails of the profile are considerable wider. This is of fundamental importance for quantitative comparison of STEM simulations with experiments as these tails make the image contrast dependent on the interatomic distance, an effect that cannot be reproduced by a single Gaussian profile of fixed width alone.  
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  Corporate Author Thesis  
  Publisher Place of Publication Amsterdam Editor  
  Language Wos 000308082600005 Publication Date 2012-06-01  
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title  
  Series Volume Series Issue Edition  
  ISSN 0304-3991; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 2.843 Times cited 29 Open Access  
  Notes This work was supported by funding from the European Research Council under the 7th Framework Program (FP7), ERC Grant no. 246791 COUNTATOMS and ERC Starting Grant 278510 VORTEX. The Qu-Ant-EM microscope was partly funded by the Hercules fund from the Flemish Government. W. Van den Broek acknowledges funding from the Condor project, a project under the supervision of the Embedded Systems Institute (ESI) and FEI. This project is partially supported by the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs under the BSIK program. ECASJO_; Approved Most recent IF: 2.843; 2012 IF: 2.470  
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:100466UA @ admin @ c:irua:100466 Serial 1483  
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Author Jalabert, D.; Pelloux-Gervais, D.; Béché, A.; Hartmann, J.M.; Gergaud, P.; Rouvière, J.L.; Canut, B. doi  openurl
  Title Depth strain profile with sub-nm resolution in a thin silicon film using medium energy ion scattering Type A1 Journal article
  Year (down) 2012 Publication Physica Status Solidi A-Applications And Materials Science Abbreviated Journal Phys Status Solidi A  
  Volume 209 Issue 2 Pages 265-267  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)  
  Abstract The depth strain profile in silicon from the Si (001) substrate to the surface of a 2 nm thick Si/12 nm thick SiGe/bulk Si heterostructure has been determined by medium energy ion scattering (MEIS). It shows with sub-nanometer resolution and high strain sensitivity that the thin Si cap presents residual compressive strain caused by Ge diffusion coming from the fully strained SiGe layer underneath. The strain state of the SiGe buffer have been checked by X-ray diffraction (XRD) and nano-beam electron diffraction (NBED) measurements.  
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  Language Wos 000303382700005 Publication Date 2011-11-11  
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title  
  Series Volume Series Issue Edition  
  ISSN 1862-6300; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 1.775 Times cited 3 Open Access  
  Notes Approved Most recent IF: 1.775; 2012 IF: 1.469  
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:136430 Serial 4497  
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Author Verbeeck, J.; Tian, H.; Béché, A. pdf  doi
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  Title A new way of producing electron vortex probes for STEM Type A1 Journal article
  Year (down) 2012 Publication Ultramicroscopy Abbreviated Journal Ultramicroscopy  
  Volume 113 Issue Pages 83-87  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)  
  Abstract A spiral holographic aperture is used in the condensor plane of a scanning transmission electron microscope to produce a focussed electron vortex probe carrying a topological charge of either −1, 0 or +1. The spiral aperture design has a major advantage over the previously used forked aperture in that the three beams with topological charge m=−1, 0, and 1 are not side by side in the specimen plane, but rather on top of each other, focussed at different heights. This allows us to have only one selected beam in focus on the sample while the others contribute only to a background signal. In this paper we describe the working principle as well as first experimental results demonstrating atomic resolution HAADF STEM images obtained with electron vortex probes. These results pave the way for atomic resolution magnetic information when combined with electron energy loss spectroscopy.  
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  Corporate Author Thesis  
  Publisher Place of Publication Amsterdam Editor  
  Language Wos 000300554400002 Publication Date 2011-10-31  
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title  
  Series Volume Series Issue Edition  
  ISSN 0304-3991; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 2.843 Times cited 62 Open Access  
  Notes J.V. wants to thank Miles Padgett for suggesting this setup and pointing to the relevant optics literature. Peter Schattschneider is acknowledged for in depth discussions on related topics. J.V acknowledges funding from the European Research Council under the 7th Framework Program (FP7), ERC Grant no. 46791-COUN-TATOMS and ERC Starting Grant no. 278510 VORTEX. The Qu-Ant-EM microscope is partially funded by the Hercules fund of the Flemish Government. ECASJO_; Approved Most recent IF: 2.843; 2012 IF: 2.470  
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:93624UA @ admin @ c:irua:93624 Serial 2336  
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Author Cooper, D.; Rouvière, J.-L.; Béché, A.; Kadkhodazadeh, S.; Semenova, E.S.; Dunin-Borkowsk, R. doi  openurl
  Title Quantitative strain mapping of InAs/InP quantum dots with 1 nm spatial resolution using dark field electron holography Type A1 Journal article
  Year (down) 2011 Publication Applied physics letters Abbreviated Journal Appl Phys Lett  
  Volume 99 Issue Pages 261911-261913  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)  
  Abstract The optical properties of semiconductor quantum dots are greatly influenced by their strain state. Dark field electron holography has been used to measure the strain in InAsquantum dotsgrown in InP with a spatial resolution of 1 nm. A strain value of 5.4% ± 0.1% has been determined which is consistent with both measurements made by geometrical phase analysis of high angle annular dark field scanning transmission electron microscopy images and with simulations.  
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  Corporate Author Thesis  
  Publisher American Institute of Physics Place of Publication New York, N.Y. Editor  
  Language Wos 000298638500027 Publication Date 2012-01-03  
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title  
  Series Volume Series Issue Edition  
  ISSN 0003-6951; 1077-3118 ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 3.411 Times cited 26 Open Access  
  Notes Approved Most recent IF: 3.411; 2011 IF: 3.844  
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:136428 Serial 4507  
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Author Denneulin, T.; Rouvière, J.L.; Béché, A.; Py, M.; Barnes, J.P.; Rochat, N.; Hartmann, J.M.; Cooper, D. pdf  doi
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  Title The reduction of the substitutional C content in annealed Si/SiGeC superlattices studied by dark-field electron holography Type A1 Journal article
  Year (down) 2011 Publication Semiconductor science and technology Abbreviated Journal Semicond Sci Tech  
  Volume 26 Issue 12 Pages 1-10  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)  
  Abstract Si/Si(1 − x − y)GexCy superlattices are used in the construction of new microelectronic architectures such as multichannel transistors. The introduction of carbon in SiGe allows for compensation of the strain and to avoid plastic relaxation. However, the formation of incoherent β-SiC clusters during annealing limits the processability of SiGeC. This precipitation leads to a modification of the strain in the alloy due to the reduction of the substitutional carbon content. Here, we investigated the strain in annealed Si/Si0.744Ge0.244C0.012 superlattices grown by reduced pressure chemical vapour deposition using dark-field electron holography. The variation of the substitutional C content was calculated by correlating the results with finite-element simulations. The obtained values were then compared with Fourier-transformed infrared spectrometry measurements. It was shown that after annealing for 2 min at 1050 °C carbon no longer has any influence on strain in the superlattice, which behaves like pure SiGe. However, a significant proportion of substitutional C atoms remain in a third-nearest neighbour (3nn) configuration. It was deduced that the influence of 3nn C on strain is negligible and that only isolated atoms have a significant contribution. It was also proposed that the 3nn configuration is an intermediary step during the formation of SiC clusters.  
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  Corporate Author Thesis  
  Publisher Place of Publication London Editor  
  Language Wos 000300151300010 Publication Date 2011-11-07  
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title  
  Series Volume Series Issue Edition  
  ISSN 0268-1242 ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 2.305 Times cited Open Access  
  Notes Approved Most recent IF: 2.305; 2011 IF: 1.723  
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:136427 Serial 4508  
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Author van Huis, M.A.; Figuerola, A.; Fang, C.; Béché, A.; Zandbergen, H.W.; Manna, L. doi  openurl
  Title Letter Chemical transformation of Au-tipped CdS nanorods into AuS/Cd core/shell particles by electron beam irradiation Type A1 Journal article
  Year (down) 2011 Publication Nano letters Abbreviated Journal Nano Lett  
  Volume 11 Issue 11 Pages 4555-4561  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)  
  Abstract We demonstrate that electron irradiation of colloidal CdS nanorods carrying Au domains causes their evolution into AuS/Cd core/shell nanoparticles as a result of a concurrent chemical and morphological transformation. The shrinkage of the CdS nanorods and the growth of the Cd shell around the Au tips are imaged in real time, while the displacement of S atoms from the CdS nanorod to the Au domains is evidenced by high-sensitivity energy-dispersive X-ray (EDX) spectroscopy. The various nanodomains display different susceptibility to the irradiation, which results in nanoconfigurations that are very different from those obtained after thermal annealing. Such physical manipulations of colloidal nanocrystals can be exploited as a tool to access novel nanocrystal heterostructures.  
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  Publisher Place of Publication Washington Editor  
  Language Wos 000296674700009 Publication Date 2011-10-13  
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title  
  Series Volume Series Issue Edition  
  ISSN 1530-6984;1530-6992; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 12.712 Times cited 25 Open Access  
  Notes Approved Most recent IF: 12.712; 2011 IF: 13.198  
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:93710 Serial 1814  
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Author Cooper, D.; de la Peña, F.; Béché, A.; Rouvière, J.-L.; Servanton, G.; Pantel, R.; Morin, P. doi  openurl
  Title Field mapping with nanometer-scale resolution for the next generation of electronic devices Type A1 Journal article
  Year (down) 2011 Publication Nano letters Abbreviated Journal Nano Lett  
  Volume 11 Issue 11 Pages 4585-4590  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)  
  Abstract In order to improve the performance of todays nanoscaled semiconductor devices, characterization techniques that can provide information about the position and activity of dopant atoms and the strain fields are essential. Here we demonstrate that by using a modern transmission electron microscope it is possible to apply multiple techniques to advanced materials systems in order to provide information about the structure, fields, and composition with nanometer-scale resolution. Off-axis electron holography has been used to map the active dopant potentials in state-of-the-art semiconductor devices with 1 nm resolution. These dopant maps have been compared to electron energy loss spectroscopy maps that show the positions of the dopant atoms. The strain fields in the devices have been measured by both dark field electron holography and nanobeam electron diffraction.  
  Address  
  Corporate Author Thesis  
  Publisher Place of Publication Washington Editor  
  Language Wos 000296674700014 Publication Date 2011-10-05  
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title  
  Series Volume Series Issue Edition  
  ISSN 1530-6984 ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 12.712 Times cited 12 Open Access  
  Notes Approved Most recent IF: 12.712; 2011 IF: 13.198  
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:136369 Serial 4499  
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Author Béché, A.; Rouvière, J.L.; Barnes, J.P.; Cooper, D. doi  openurl
  Title Dark field electron holography for strain measurement Type A1 Journal article
  Year (down) 2011 Publication Ultramicroscopy Abbreviated Journal Ultramicroscopy  
  Volume 111 Issue 3 Pages 227-238  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)  
  Abstract Dark field electron holography is a new TEM-based technique for measuring strain with nanometer scale resolution. Here we present the procedure to align a transmission electron microscope and obtain dark field holograms as well as the theoretical background necessary to reconstruct strain maps from holograms. A series of experimental parameters such as biprism voltage, sample thickness, exposure time, tilt angle and choice of diffracted beam are then investigated on a silicon-germanium layer epitaxially embedded in a silicon matrix in order to obtain optimal dark field holograms over a large field of view with good spatial resolution and strain sensitivity.  
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  Corporate Author Thesis  
  Publisher Place of Publication Amsterdam Editor  
  Language Wos 000288638200007 Publication Date 2010-12-01  
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title  
  Series Volume Series Issue Edition  
  ISSN 0304-3991 ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 2.843 Times cited 31 Open Access  
  Notes Approved Most recent IF: 2.843; 2011 IF: 2.471  
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:136368 Serial 4496  
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