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Author den Dekker, A.J.; Van Aert, S.; van Dyck, D.; van den Bos, A.; Geuens, P.
Title Does a monochromator improve the precision in quantitative HRTEM? Type A1 Journal article
Year 2001 Publication Ultramicroscopy Abbreviated Journal Ultramicroscopy
Volume 89 Issue Pages 275-290
Keywords A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT); Vision lab
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Publisher Place of Publication Amsterdam Editor
Language Wos 000172667000004 Publication Date 2002-07-25
Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
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ISSN 0304-3991; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
Impact Factor 2.843 Times cited 22 Open Access
Notes Approved Most recent IF: 2.843; 2001 IF: 1.890
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:47518 Serial 746
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Author Wang, A.; Chen, F.R.; Van Aert, S.; van Dyck, D.
Title Direct structure inversion from exit waves : part 2 : a practical example Type A1 Journal article
Year 2012 Publication Ultramicroscopy Abbreviated Journal Ultramicroscopy
Volume 116 Issue Pages 77-85
Keywords A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT); Vision lab
Abstract This paper is the second part of a two-part paper on direct structure inversion from exit waves. In the first part, a method has been proposed to quantitatively determine structure parameters with atomic resolution such as atom column positions, surface profile and the number of atoms in the atom columns. In this part, the theory will be demonstrated by means of a Au[110] exit wave reconstructed from a set of focal-series images. The procedures to analyze the experimentally reconstructed exit wave in terms of quantitative structure information are described in detail.
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Publisher Place of Publication Amsterdam Editor
Language Wos 000304473700011 Publication Date 2012-03-28
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 8 Open Access
Notes Fwo Approved Most recent IF: 2.843; 2012 IF: 2.470
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:96660 Serial 724
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Author Wang, A.; Van Aert, S.; Goos, P.; van Dyck, D.
Title Precision of three-dimensional atomic scale measurements from HRTEM images : what are the limits? Type A1 Journal article
Year 2012 Publication Ultramicroscopy Abbreviated Journal Ultramicroscopy
Volume 114 Issue Pages 20-30
Keywords A1 Journal article; Engineering Management (ENM); Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT); Vision lab
Abstract In this paper, we investigate to what extent high resolution transmission electron microscopy images can be used to measure the mass, in terms of thickness, and surface profile, corresponding to the defocus offset, of an object at the atomic scale. Therefore, we derive an expression for the statistical precision with which these object parameters can be estimated in a quantitative analysis. Evaluating this expression as a function of the microscope settings allows us to derive the optimal microscope design. Acquiring three-dimensional structure information in terms of thickness turns out to be much more difficult than obtaining two-dimensional information on the projected atom column positions. The attainable precision is found to be more strongly affected by processes influencing the image contrast, such as phonon scattering, than by the specific choice of microscope settings. For a realistic incident electron dose, it is expected that atom columns can be distinguished with single atom sensitivity up to a thickness of the order of the extinction distance. A comparable thickness limit is determined to measure surface steps of one atom. An increase of the electron dose shifts the limiting thickness upward due to an increase in the signal-to-noise ratio.
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Publisher Place of Publication Amsterdam Editor
Language Wos 000301954300003 Publication Date 2012-01-06
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 5 Open Access
Notes Fwo Approved Most recent IF: 2.843; 2012 IF: 2.470
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:94116 Serial 2692
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Author Wang, A.; Chen, F.R.; Van Aert, S.; van Dyck, D.
Title A method to determine the local surface profile from reconstructed exit waves Type A1 Journal article
Year 2011 Publication Ultramicroscopy Abbreviated Journal Ultramicroscopy
Volume 111 Issue 8 Pages 1352-1359
Keywords A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT); Vision lab
Abstract Reconstructed exit waves are useful to quantify unknown structure parameters such as the position and composition of the atom columns at atomic scale. Existing techniques provide a complex wave in a flat plane which is close to the plane where the electrons leave the atom columns. However, due to local deviation in the flatness of the exit surface, there will be an offset between the plane of reconstruction and the actual exit of a specific atom column. Using the channelling theory, it has been shown that this defocus offset can in principle be determined atom column-by-atom column. As such, the surface roughness could be quantified at atomic scale. However, the outcome strongly depends on the initial plane of reconstruction especially in a crystalline structure. If this plane is further away from the true exit, the waves of the atom columns become delocalized and interfere mutually which strongly complicates the interpretation of the exit wave in terms of the local structure. In this paper, we will study the delocalization with defocus using the channelling theory in a more systematic way.
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Publisher Place of Publication Amsterdam Editor
Language Wos 000300461100049 Publication Date 2011-05-03
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 3 Open Access
Notes Fwo Approved Most recent IF: 2.843; 2011 IF: 2.471
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:88941 Serial 2017
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Author van den Broek, W.; Van Aert, S.; Goos, P.; van Dyck, D.
Title Throughput maximization of particle radius measurements by balancing size and current of the electron probe Type A1 Journal article
Year 2011 Publication Ultramicroscopy Abbreviated Journal Ultramicroscopy
Volume 111 Issue 7 Pages 940-947
Keywords A1 Journal article; Engineering Management (ENM); Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT); Vision lab
Abstract In thispaperweinvestigatewhichprobesizemaximizesthethroughputwhenmeasuringtheradiusof nanoparticlesinhighangleannulardarkfieldscanningtransmissionelectronmicroscopy(HAADFSTEM). The sizeandthecorrespondingcurrentoftheelectronprobedeterminetheprecisionoftheestimateofa particlesradius.Maximizingthroughputmeansthatamaximumnumberofparticlesshouldbeimaged withinagiventimeframe,sothataprespecifiedprecisionisattained.WeshowthatBayesianstatistical experimentaldesignisaveryusefulapproachtodeterminetheoptimalprobesizeusingacertainamount of priorknowledgeaboutthesample.Thedependenceoftheoptimalprobesizeonthedetectorgeometry and thediameter,variabilityandatomicnumberoftheparticlesisinvestigated.Anexpressionforthe optimalprobesizeintheabsenceofanykindofpriorknowledgeaboutthespecimenisderivedaswell.
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Publisher Place of Publication Amsterdam Editor
Language Wos 000300461000026 Publication Date 2010-11-25
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 7 Open Access
Notes Approved Most recent IF: 2.843; 2011 IF: 2.471
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:89657 Serial 3659
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Author Van Aert, S.; Chen, J.H.; van Dyck, D.
Title Linear versus non-linear structural information limit in high-resolution transmission electron microscopy Type A1 Journal article
Year 2010 Publication Ultramicroscopy Abbreviated Journal Ultramicroscopy
Volume 110 Issue 11 Pages 1404-1410
Keywords A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT); Vision lab
Abstract A widely used performance criterion in high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM) is the information limit. It corresponds to the inverse of the maximum spatial object frequency that is linearly transmitted with sufficient intensity from the exit plane of the object to the image plane and is limited due to partial temporal coherence. In practice, the information limit is often measured from a diffractogram or from Young's fringes assuming a weak phase object scattering beyond the inverse of the information limit. However, for an aberration corrected electron microscope, with an information limit in the sub-angstrom range, weak phase objects are no longer applicable since they do not scatter sufficiently in this range. Therefore, one relies on more strongly scattering objects such as crystals of heavy atoms observed along a low index zone axis. In that case, dynamical scattering becomes important such that the non-linear and linear interaction may be equally important. The non-linear interaction may then set the experimental cut-off frequency observed in a diffractogram. The goal of this paper is to quantify both the linear and the non-linear information transfer in terms of closed form analytical expressions. Whereas the cut-off frequency set by the linear transfer can be directly related with the attainable resolution, information from the non-linear transfer can only be extracted using quantitative, model-based methods. In contrast to the historic definition of the information limit depending on microscope parameters only, the expressions derived in this paper explicitly incorporate their dependence on the structure parameters as well. In order to emphasize this dependence and to distinguish from the usual information limit, the expressions derived for the inverse cut-off frequencies will be referred to as the linear and non-linear structural information limit. The present findings confirm the well-known result that partial temporal coherence has different effects on the transfer of the linear and non-linear terms, such that the non-linear imaging contributions are damped less than the linear imaging contributions at high spatial frequencies. This will be important when coherent aberrations such as spherical aberration and defocus are reduced.
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Publisher Place of Publication Amsterdam Editor
Language Wos 000282562100008 Publication Date 2010-07-15
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 6 Open Access
Notes Fwo Approved Most recent IF: 2.843; 2010 IF: 2.063
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:83689 Serial 1821
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Author Wang, A.; Chen, F.R.; Van Aert, S.; van Dyck, D.
Title Direct structure inversion from exit waves: part 1: theory and simulations Type A1 Journal article
Year 2010 Publication Ultramicroscopy Abbreviated Journal Ultramicroscopy
Volume 110 Issue 5 Pages 527-534
Keywords A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT); Vision lab
Abstract In order to interpret the amplitude and phase of the exit wave in terms of mass and position of the atoms, one has to invert the dynamic scattering of the electrons in the object so as to obtain a starting structure which can then be used as a seed for further quantitative structure refinement. This is especially challenging in case of a zone axis condition when the interaction of the electrons with the atom column is very strong. Based on the channelling theory we will show that the channelling map not only yields a circle on the Argand plot but also a circular defocus curve for every column. The former gives the number of atoms in each column, while the latter provides the defocus value for each column, which reveals the surface roughness at the exit plane with single atom sensitivity.
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Corporate Author Thesis
Publisher Place of Publication Amsterdam Editor
Language Wos 000279065700019 Publication Date 2009-12-12
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 25 Open Access
Notes Fwo Approved Most recent IF: 2.843; 2010 IF: 2.063
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:83691 Serial 723
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Author van den Broek, W.; Van Aert, S.; van Dyck, D.
Title A model based reconstruction technique for depth sectioning with scanning transmission electron microscopy Type A1 Journal article
Year 2010 Publication Ultramicroscopy Abbreviated Journal Ultramicroscopy
Volume 110 Issue 5 Pages 548-554
Keywords A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT); Vision lab
Abstract Depth sectioning in high angular annular dark field scanning transmission electron microscopy is considered a candidate for three-dimensional characterization on the atomic scale. However at present the depth resolution is still far from the atomic level, due to strong limitations in the opening angle of the beam. In this paper we introduce a new, parameter based tomographic reconstruction algorithm that allows to make maximal use of the prior knowledge about the constituent atom types and the microscope settings, so as to retrieve the atomic positions and push the resolution to the atomic level in all three dimensions.
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Publisher Place of Publication Amsterdam Editor
Language Wos 000279065700022 Publication Date 2009-09-21
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 16 Open Access
Notes Fwo Approved Most recent IF: 2.843; 2010 IF: 2.063
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:83690 Serial 2104
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Author van den Broek, W.; Van Aert, S.; van Dyck, D.
Title A model based atomic resolution tomographic algorithm Type A1 Journal article
Year 2009 Publication Ultramicroscopy Abbreviated Journal Ultramicroscopy
Volume 109 Issue 12 Pages 1485-1490
Keywords A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT); Vision lab
Abstract Tomography with high angular annular dark field scanning transmission electron microscopy at atomic resolution can be greatly improved if one is able to take advantage of prior knowledge. In this paper we present a reconstruction technique that explicitly takes into account the microscope parameters and the atomic nature of the projected object. This results in a more accurate estimate of the atomic positions and in a good resistance to noise. The reconstruction is a maximum likelihood estimator of the object. Moreover, the limits to the precision have been explored, allowing for a prediction of the amount of expected noise in the reconstruction for a certain experimental setup. We believe that the proposed reconstruction technique can be generalized to other tomographic experiments.
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Publisher Place of Publication Amsterdam Editor
Language Wos 000271840200010 Publication Date 2009-08-28
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 17 Open Access
Notes Approved Most recent IF: 2.843; 2009 IF: 2.067
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:78588 Serial 2097
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Author Van Aert, S.; Verbeeck, J.; Erni, R.; Bals, S.; Luysberg, M.; van Dyck, D.; Van Tendeloo, G.
Title Quantitative atomic resolution mapping using high-angle annular dark field scanning transmission electron microscopy Type A1 Journal article
Year 2009 Publication Ultramicroscopy Abbreviated Journal Ultramicroscopy
Volume 109 Issue 10 Pages 1236-1244
Keywords A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT); Vision lab
Abstract A model-based method is proposed to relatively quantify the chemical composition of atomic columns using high angle annular dark field (HAADF) scanning transmission electron microscopy (STEM) images. The method is based on a quantification of the total intensity of the scattered electrons for the individual atomic columns using statistical parameter estimation theory. In order to apply this theory, a model is required describing the image contrast of the HAADF STEM images. Therefore, a simple, effective incoherent model has been assumed which takes the probe intensity profile into account. The scattered intensities can then be estimated by fitting this model to an experimental HAADF STEM image. These estimates are used as a performance measure to distinguish between different atomic column types and to identify the nature of unknown columns with good accuracy and precision using statistical hypothesis testing. The reliability of the method is supported by means of simulated HAADF STEM images as well as a combination of experimental images and electron energy-loss spectra. It is experimentally shown that statistically meaningful information on the composition of individual columns can be obtained even if the difference in averaged atomic number Z is only 3. Using this method, quantitative mapping at atomic resolution using HAADF STEM images only has become possible without the need of simultaneously recorded electron energy loss spectra.
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Corporate Author Thesis
Publisher Place of Publication Amsterdam Editor
Language Wos 000270015200004 Publication Date 2009-05-28
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 166 Open Access
Notes Fwo; Esteem 026019 Approved Most recent IF: 2.843; 2009 IF: 2.067
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:78585UA @ admin @ c:irua:78585 Serial 2748
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Author Van Aert, S.; Chang, L.Y.; Bals, S.; Kirkland, A.I.; Van Tendeloo, G.
Title Effect of amorphous layers on the interpretation of restored exit waves Type A1 Journal article
Year 2009 Publication Ultramicroscopy Abbreviated Journal Ultramicroscopy
Volume 109 Issue 3 Pages 237-246
Keywords A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)
Abstract The effects of amorphous layers on the quality of exit wave restorations have been investigated. Two independently developed software implementations for exit wave restoration have been used to simulated focal series of images of SrTiO3 with amorphous carbon layers incorporated. The restored exit waves have been compared both qualitatively and quantitatively. We have shown that amorphous layers have a strong impact on the quantitative measurements of atomic column positions, however, the error in the position measurements is still in the picometer range.
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Corporate Author Thesis
Publisher Place of Publication Amsterdam Editor
Language Wos 000264280200005 Publication Date 2008-11-15
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 10 Open Access
Notes Fwo; Esteem 026019 Approved Most recent IF: 2.843; 2009 IF: 2.067
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:76421 Serial 796
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Author Verbeeck, J.; Van Aert, S.; Bertoni, G.
Title Model-based quantification of EELS spectra: including the fine structure Type A1 Journal article
Year 2006 Publication Ultramicroscopy Abbreviated Journal Ultramicroscopy
Volume 106 Issue 11-12 Pages 976-980
Keywords A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)
Abstract An extension to model-based electron energy loss spectroscopy (EELS) quantification is reported to improve the possibility of modelling fine structure changes in electron energy loss spectra. An equalisation function is used in the energy loss near edge structure (ELNES) region to model the differences between a single atom differential cross section and the cross section for an atom in a crystal. The equalisation function can be shown to approximate the relative density of unoccupied states for the given excitation edge. On a set of 200 experimental h-BN spectra, this technique leads to statistically acceptable models resulting into unbiased estimates of relative concentrations and making the estimated precisions come very close to the Cramer-Rao lower bound (CRLB). The method greatly expands the useability of model-based EELS quantification to spectra with pronounced fine structure. Another benefit of this model is that one also gets an estimate of the unoccupied density of states for a given excitation edge, without having to do background removal and deconvolution, making the outcome intrinsically more reliable and less noisy. (c) 2006 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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Publisher Place of Publication Amsterdam Editor
Language Wos 000241592900004 Publication Date 2006-07-04
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 38 Open Access
Notes Goa; Fwo Iap-V Approved Most recent IF: 2.843; 2006 IF: 1.706
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:61379UA @ admin @ c:irua:61379 Serial 2102
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Author Van Aert, S.; Geuens, P.; van Dyck, D.; Kisielowski, C.; Jinschek, J.R.
Title Electron channelling based crystallography Type A1 Journal article
Year 2007 Publication Ultramicroscopy Abbreviated Journal Ultramicroscopy
Volume 107 Issue 6/7 Pages 551-558
Keywords A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT); Vision lab
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Corporate Author Thesis
Publisher Place of Publication Amsterdam Editor
Language Wos 000245341300015 Publication Date 2006-12-13
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 32 Open Access
Notes Approved Most recent IF: 2.843; 2007 IF: 1.996
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:64286 Serial 913
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Author Croitoru, M.D.; van Dyck, D.; Van Aert, S.; Bals, S.; Verbeeck, J.
Title An efficient way of including thermal diffuse scattering in simulation of scanning transmission electron microscopic images Type A1 Journal article
Year 2006 Publication Ultramicroscopy Abbreviated Journal Ultramicroscopy
Volume 106 Issue 10 Pages 933-940
Keywords A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT); Condensed Matter Theory (CMT); Vision lab
Abstract We propose an improved image simulation procedure for atomic-resolution annular dark-field scanning transmission electron microscopy (STEM) based on the multislice formulation, which takes thermal diffuse scattering fully into account. The improvement with regard to the classical frozen phonon approach is realized by separating the lattice configuration statistics from the dynamical scattering so as to avoid repetitive calculations. As an example, the influence of phonon scattering on the image contrast is calculated and investigated. STEM image simulation of crystals can be applied with reasonable computing times to problems involving a large number of atoms and thick or large supercells.
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Corporate Author Thesis
Publisher Place of Publication Amsterdam Editor
Language Wos 000240397200006 Publication Date 2006-05-10
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 18 Open Access
Notes Fwo; Fwo-V Approved Most recent IF: 2.843; 2006 IF: 1.706
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:87604UA @ admin @ c:irua:87604 Serial 876
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Author Van Aert, S.; den Dekker, A.J.; van den Bos, A.; van Dyck, D.; Chen, J.H.
Title Maximum likelihood estimation of structure parameters from high resolution electron microscopy images : part 2 : a practical example Type A1 Journal article
Year 2005 Publication Ultramicroscopy Abbreviated Journal Ultramicroscopy
Volume 104 Issue 2 Pages 107-125
Keywords A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT); Vision lab
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Corporate Author Thesis
Publisher Place of Publication Amsterdam Editor
Language Wos 000230526400002 Publication Date 2005-04-08
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 37 Open Access
Notes Approved Most recent IF: 2.843; 2005 IF: 2.490
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:57131 Serial 1960
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Author den Dekker, A.J.; Van Aert, S.; van den Bos, A.; van Dyck, D.
Title Maximum likelihood estimation of structure parameters from high resolution electron microscopy images: part 1: a theoretical framework Type A1 Journal article
Year 2005 Publication Ultramicroscopy Abbreviated Journal Ultramicroscopy
Volume 104 Issue 2 Pages 83-106
Keywords A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT); Vision lab
Abstract
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Corporate Author Thesis
Publisher Place of Publication Amsterdam Editor
Language Wos 000230526400001 Publication Date 2005-04-09
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 70 Open Access
Notes Approved Most recent IF: 2.843; 2005 IF: 2.490
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:57229 Serial 1959
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Author Verbeeck, J.; Van Aert, S.
Title Model based quantification of EELS spectra Type A1 Journal article
Year 2004 Publication Ultramicroscopy Abbreviated Journal Ultramicroscopy
Volume 101 Issue 2/4 Pages 207-224
Keywords A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)
Abstract Recent advances in model based quantification of electron energy loss spectra (EELS) are reported. The maximum likelihood method for the estimation of physical parameters describing an EELS spectrum, the validation of the model used in this estimation procedure, and the computation of the attainable precision, that is, the theoretical lower bound on the variance of these estimates, are discussed. Experimental examples on An and GaAs samples show the power of the maximum likelihood method and show that the theoretical prediction of the attainable precision can be closely approached even for spectra with overlapping edges where conventional EELS quantification fails. To provide end-users with a low threshold alternative to conventional quantification, a user friendly program was developed which is freely available under a GNU public license. (C) 2004 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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Publisher Place of Publication Amsterdam Editor
Language Wos 000224046100016 Publication Date 2004-07-23
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 147 Open Access
Notes Fwo; Iuap P5/01 Approved Most recent IF: 2.843; 2004 IF: 2.215
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:57130UA @ admin @ c:irua:57130 Serial 2101
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Author Van Aert, S.; van den Broek, W.; Goos, P.; van Dyck, D.
Title Model-based electron microscopy : from images toward precise numbers for unknown structure parameters Type A1 Journal article
Year 2012 Publication Micron Abbreviated Journal Micron
Volume 43 Issue 4 Pages 509-515
Keywords A1 Journal article; Engineering Management (ENM); Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT); Vision lab
Abstract Statistical parameter estimation theory is proposed as a method to quantify electron microscopy images. It aims at obtaining precise and accurate values for the unknown structure parameters including, for example, atomic column positions and types. In this theory, observations are purely considered as data planes, from which structure parameters have to be determined using a parametric model describing the images. The method enables us to measure positions of atomic columns with a precision of the order of a few picometers even though the resolution of the electron microscope is one or two orders of magnitude larger. Moreover, small differences in averaged atomic number, which cannot be distinguished visually, can be quantified using high-angle annular dark field scanning transmission electron microscopy images. Finally, it is shown how to optimize the experimental design so as to attain the highest precision. As an example, the optimization of the probe size for nanoparticle radius measurements is considered. It is also shown how to quantitatively balance signal-to-noise ratio and resolution by adjusting the probe size.
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Publisher Place of Publication Oxford Editor
Language Wos 000301702400003 Publication Date 2011-11-03
Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
Series Volume Series Issue Edition
ISSN 0968-4328; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
Impact Factor 1.98 Times cited 7 Open Access
Notes Fwo Approved Most recent IF: 1.98; 2012 IF: 1.876
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:94114 Serial 2099
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Author Van Aert, S.; den Dekker, A.J.; van Dyck, D.
Title How to optimize the experimental design of quantitative atomic resolution TEM experiments? Type A1 Journal article
Year 2004 Publication Micron Abbreviated Journal Micron
Volume 35 Issue Pages 425-429
Keywords A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT); Vision lab
Abstract
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Publisher Place of Publication Editor
Language Wos 000221721000005 Publication Date 2004-03-06
Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
Series Volume Series Issue Edition
ISSN 0968-4328; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
Impact Factor 1.98 Times cited 14 Open Access
Notes Approved Most recent IF: 1.98; 2004 IF: 1.464
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:47514 Serial 1495
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Author Bals, S.; Van Aert, S.; Van Tendeloo, G.
Title High resolution electron tomography Type A1 Journal article
Year 2013 Publication Current opinion in solid state and materials science Abbreviated Journal Curr Opin Solid St M
Volume 17 Issue 3 Pages 107-114
Keywords A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)
Abstract Reaching atomic resolution in 3D has been the ultimate goal in the field of electron tomography for many years. Significant progress, both on the theoretical as well as the experimental side has recently resulted in several exciting examples demonstrating the ability to visualise atoms in 3D. In this paper, we will review the different steps that have pushed the resolution in 3D to the atomic level. A broad range of methodologies and practical examples together with their impact on materials science will be discussed. Finally, we will provide an outlook and will describe future challenges in the field of high resolution electron tomography.
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Publisher Place of Publication London Editor
Language Wos 000323869800003 Publication Date 2013-03-30
Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
Series Volume Series Issue Edition
ISSN 1359-0286; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
Impact Factor 6.938 Times cited 24 Open Access
Notes Fwo; 312483 Esteem; Countatoms; Approved Most recent IF: 6.938; 2013 IF: 7.167
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:109454 Serial 1457
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Author Shi, H.; Frenzel, J.; Martinez, G.T.; Van Rompaey, S.; Bakulin, A.; Kulkova, A.; Van Aert, S.; Schryvers, D.
Title Site occupation of Nb atoms in ternary Ni-Ti-Nb shape memory alloys Type A1 Journal article
Year 2014 Publication Acta materialia Abbreviated Journal Acta Mater
Volume 74 Issue Pages 85-95
Keywords A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)
Abstract Nb occupancy in the austenite B2-NiTi matrix and Ti2Ni phase in NiTiNb shape memory alloys was investigated by aberration-corrected scanning transmission electron microscopy and precession electron diffraction. In both cases, Nb atoms were found to prefer to occupy the Ti rather than Ni sites. A projector augmented wave method within density functional theory was used to calculate the atomic and electronic structures of the austenitic B2-NiTi matrix phase and the Ti2Ni precipitates both with and without addition of Nb. The obtained formation energies and analysis of structural and electronic characteristics explain the preference for Ti sites for Nb over Ni sites.
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Publisher Place of Publication Oxford Editor
Language Wos 000338621400009 Publication Date 2014-05-08
Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
Series Volume Series Issue Edition
ISSN 1359-6454; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
Impact Factor 5.301 Times cited 21 Open Access
Notes Approved Most recent IF: 5.301; 2014 IF: 4.465
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:118334 Serial 3028
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Author Van Aert, S.; Bals, S.; Chang, L.Y.; den Dekker, A.J.; Kirkland, A.I.; Van Dyck, D.; Van Tendeloo, G.
Title The benefits of statistical parameter estimation theory for quantitative interpretation of electron microscopy data Type H1 Book chapter
Year 2008 Publication Abbreviated Journal
Volume Issue Pages 97-98
Keywords H1 Book chapter; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT); Vision lab
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Publisher Springer Place of Publication Berlin Editor
Language Wos Publication Date 2009-03-17
Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
Series Volume Series Issue Edition
ISSN ISBN 978-3-540-85154-7 Additional Links UA library record
Impact Factor Times cited Open Access
Notes Approved Most recent IF: NA
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:136865 Serial 4493
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Author Lu, J.; Martinez, G.T.; Van Aert, S.; Schryvers, D.
Title Lattice deformations in quasi-dynamic strain glass visualised and quantified by aberration corrected electron microscopy Type A1 Journal article
Year 2014 Publication Physica status solidi: B: basic research Abbreviated Journal Phys Status Solidi B
Volume 251 Issue 10 Pages 2034-2040
Keywords A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)
Abstract Advanced transmission electron microscopy and statistical parameter estimated quantification procedures were applied to study the room temperature quasi-dynamical strain glass state in NiTi alloys. Nanosized strain pockets are visualised and the displacements of the atom columns are quantified. A comparison is made with conventional high-resolution transmission electron microscopy images of point defect induced strains in NiAl alloys.
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Publisher Place of Publication Berlin Editor
Language Wos 000344360000009 Publication Date 2014-03-31
Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
Series Volume Series Issue Edition
ISSN 0370-1972; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
Impact Factor 1.674 Times cited 2 Open Access
Notes Fwo Approved Most recent IF: 1.674; 2014 IF: 1.489
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:120471 Serial 1801
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Author Van Aert, S.; Turner, S.; Delville, R.; Schryvers, D.; Van Tendeloo, G.; Salje, E.K.H.
Title Direct observation of ferrielectricity at ferroelastic domain boundaries in CaTiO3 by electron microscopy Type A1 Journal article
Year 2012 Publication Advanced materials Abbreviated Journal Adv Mater
Volume 24 Issue 4 Pages 523-527
Keywords A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)
Abstract High-resolution aberration-corrected transmission electron microscopy aided by statistical parameter estimation theory is used to quantify localized displacements at a (110) twin boundary in orthorhombic CaTiO3. The displacements are 36 pm for the Ti atoms and confined to a thin layer. This is the first direct observation of the generation of ferroelectricity by interfaces inside this material which opens the door for domain boundary engineering.
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Publisher Place of Publication Weinheim Editor
Language Wos 000299156400011 Publication Date 2011-12-24
Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
Series Volume Series Issue Edition
ISSN 0935-9648; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
Impact Factor 19.791 Times cited 150 Open Access
Notes Fwo Approved Most recent IF: 19.791; 2012 IF: 14.829
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:94110 Serial 717
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Author Liao, Z.; Gauquelin, N.; Green, R.J.; Macke, S.; Gonnissen, J.; Thomas, S.; Zhong, Z.; Li, L.; Si, L.; Van Aert, S.; Hansmann, P.; Held, K.; Xia, J.; Verbeeck, J.; Van Tendeloo, G.; Sawatzky, G.A.; Koster, G.; Huijben, M.; Rijnders, G.
Title Thickness dependent properties in oxide heterostructures driven by structurally induced metal-oxygen hybridization variations Type A1 Journal article
Year 2017 Publication Advanced functional materials Abbreviated Journal Adv Funct Mater
Volume 27 Issue 17 Pages 1606717
Keywords A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)
Abstract Thickness-driven electronic phase transitions are broadly observed in different types of functional perovskite heterostructures. However, uncertainty remains whether these effects are solely due to spatial confinement, broken symmetry, or rather to a change of structure with varying film thickness. Here, this study presents direct evidence for the relaxation of oxygen-2p and Mn-3d orbital (p-d) hybridization coupled to the layer-dependent octahedral tilts within a La2/3Sr1/3MnO3 film driven by interfacial octahedral coupling. An enhanced Curie temperature is achieved by reducing the octahedral tilting via interface structure engineering. Atomically resolved lattice, electronic, and magnetic structures together with X-ray absorption spectroscopy demonstrate the central role of thickness-dependent p-d hybridization in the widely observed dimensionality effects present in correlated oxide heterostructures.
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Publisher Place of Publication Editor
Language Wos 000400449200011 Publication Date 2017-03-15
Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
Series Volume Series Issue Edition
ISSN 1616-301x ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
Impact Factor 12.124 Times cited 55 Open Access
Notes M.H., G.K., and G.R. acknowledge funding from DESCO program of the Dutch Foundation for Fundamental Research on Matter (FOM) with financial support from the Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (NWO). This work was funded by the European Union Council under the 7th Framework Program (FP7) Grant No. NMP3-LA-2010-246102 IFOX. J.V. and S.V.A. acknowledge financial support from the Research Foundation Flanders (FWO, Belgium) through project fundings (Grant Nos. G.0044.13N, G.0374.13N, G.0368.15N, and G.0369.15N). The Qu-Ant-EM microscope was partly funded by the Hercules fund from the Flemish Government. N.G. acknowledges funding from the European Research Council under the 7th Framework Program (FP7), ERC Starting Grant No. 278510 VORTEX. N.G., J.G., S.V.A., and J.V. acknowledge financial support from the European Union under the Seventh Framework Program under a contract for an Integrated Infrastructure Initiative (Reference No. 312483-ESTEEM2). The Canadian work was supported by NSERC and the Max Planck-UBC Centre for Quantum Materials. Some experiments for this work were performed at the Canadian Light Source, which was funded by the Canada Foundation for Innovation, NSERC, the National Research Council of Canada, the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, the Government of Saskatchewan, Western Economic Diversification Canada, and the University of Saskatchewan. Approved Most recent IF: 12.124
Call Number UA @ admin @ c:irua:152640 Serial 5367
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Author Huijben, M.; Koster, G.; Kruize, M.K.; Wenderich, S.; Verbeeck, J.; Bals, S.; Slooten, E.; Shi, B.; Molegraaf, H.J.A.; Kleibeuker, J.E.; Van Aert, S.; Goedkoop, J.B.; Brinkman, A.; Blank, D.H.A.; Golden, M.S.; Van Tendeloo, G.; Hilgenkamp, H.; Rijnders, G.;
Title Defect engineering in oxide heterostructures by enhanced oxygen surface exchange Type A1 Journal article
Year 2013 Publication Advanced functional materials Abbreviated Journal Adv Funct Mater
Volume 23 Issue 42 Pages 5240-5248
Keywords A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)
Abstract The synthesis of materials with well-controlled composition and structure improves our understanding of their intrinsic electrical transport properties. Recent developments in atomically controlled growth have been shown to be crucial in enabling the study of new physical phenomena in epitaxial oxide heterostructures. Nevertheless, these phenomena can be influenced by the presence of defects that act as extrinsic sources of both doping and impurity scattering. Control over the nature and density of such defects is therefore necessary to fully understand the intrinsic materials properties and exploit them in future device technologies. Here, it is shown that incorporation of a strontium copper oxide nano-layer strongly reduces the impurity scattering at conducting interfaces in oxide LaAlO3SrTiO3(001) heterostructures, opening the door to high carrier mobility materials. It is proposed that this remote cuprate layer facilitates enhanced suppression of oxygen defects by reducing the kinetic barrier for oxygen exchange in the hetero-interfacial film system. This design concept of controlled defect engineering can be of significant importance in applications in which enhanced oxygen surface exchange plays a crucial role.
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Publisher Place of Publication Weinheim Editor
Language Wos 000327480900003 Publication Date 2013-06-10
Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
Series Volume Series Issue Edition
ISSN 1616-301X; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
Impact Factor 12.124 Times cited 87 Open Access
Notes Countatoms; Vortex; Fwo; Ifox ECASJO_; Approved Most recent IF: 12.124; 2013 IF: 10.439
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:109273UA @ admin @ c:irua:109273 Serial 615
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Author Goris, B.; De Beenhouwer, J.; de Backer, A.; Zanaga, D.; Batenburg, J.; Sanchez-Iglesias, A.; Liz-Marzan, L.; Van Aert, S.; Sijbers, J.; Van Tendeloo, G.; Bals, S.
Title Investigating lattice strain in Au nanodecahedrons Type P1 Proceeding
Year 2016 Publication Abbreviated Journal
Volume Issue Pages 11-12
Keywords P1 Proceeding; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT); Vision lab
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Publisher Place of Publication Editor
Language Wos Publication Date 2016-12-21
Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
Series Volume Series Issue Edition
ISSN 978-3-527-80846-5 ISBN Additional Links UA library record
Impact Factor Times cited Open Access Not_Open_Access
Notes Approved Most recent IF: NA
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:145813 Serial 5144
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Author Lichte, H.; Dunin-Borkowski, R.; Tillmann, K.; Van Aert, S.; Van Tendeloo, G.
Title 65th birthdays of W. Owen Saxton, David J. Smith and Dirk Van Dyck / PICO 2013 From multislice to big bang Type ME3 Book as editor
Year 2013 Publication Abbreviated Journal
Volume Issue Pages
Keywords ME3 Book as editor; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)
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Corporate Author Thesis
Publisher Place of Publication Amsterdam Editor
Language Wos Publication Date 0000-00-00
Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
Series Volume Series Issue Edition
ISSN ISBN Additional Links UA library record
Impact Factor Times cited Open Access
Notes Approved Most recent IF: NA
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:109918 Serial 19
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Author Van Aert, S.; Batenburg, J.; Van Tendeloo, S.
Title Atomen tellen Type A3 Journal article
Year 2011 Publication Nederlands tijdschrift voor natuurkunde (1991) Abbreviated Journal
Volume 77 Issue 8 Pages 292-295
Keywords A3 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT); Vision lab
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Publisher Place of Publication Amsterdam Editor
Language Wos Publication Date 0000-00-00
Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
Series Volume Series Issue Edition
ISSN 0926-4264 ISBN Additional Links UA library record
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Notes Approved Most recent IF: NA
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:94119 Serial 164
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Author Schryvers, D.; Van Aert, S.
Title High-resolution visualization techniques : structural aspects Type H1 Book chapter
Year 2012 Publication Abbreviated Journal
Volume Issue Pages 135-149
Keywords H1 Book chapter; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)
Abstract
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Corporate Author Thesis
Publisher Springer Place of Publication Berlin Editor
Language Wos Publication Date 0000-00-00
Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
Series Volume Series Issue Edition
ISSN ISBN 978-3-642-20942-0 Additional Links UA library record
Impact Factor Times cited Open Access
Notes Approved Most recent IF: NA
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:94124 Serial 1464
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