Atomic Structure of Interfaces in Epitaxial NiSi2 on (001) Silicon

1992 ◽  
Vol 263 ◽  
Author(s):  
W.J. Chen ◽  
F.R. Chen ◽  
L.J. Chen
Keyword(s):  
Electron Microscopy ◽  
High Resolution ◽  
Atomic Structure ◽  
Imaging Technique ◽  
Interface Structure ◽  
High Resolution Imaging ◽  
Image Simulation ◽  
Transmission Electron ◽  
Resolution Imaging ◽  
Boundary Core

ABSTRACTHigh resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM) has been applied to study the atomic structure of NiSi2 /(001)Si interface. Previous HRTEM result suggested that Ni atoms in the boundary core are six-fold coordinated and Si atoms are everywhere tetrahedrally coordinated. In this work, high resolution imaging technique and computer image simulation were used to study the atomic structure of NiSi2 /(001)Si interfaces and a new interface structure was found. For the new interface structure, Ni and Si atoms are also six-fold and tetrahedrally coordinated, respectively, with an extra layer of fourfold planar bonded Si atoms present at the interface.

High-Resolution Imaging of Coga/GaAs and Eras/GaAs Interfaces

1989 ◽  
Vol 159 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jane G. Zhu ◽  
Stuart McKeman ◽  
Chris J. Palmstrøm ◽  
C. Barry Carter
Keyword(s):  
Electron Microscopy ◽  
Transmission Electron Microscopy ◽  
High Resolution ◽  
Molecular Beam Epitaxy ◽  
Molecular Beam ◽  
Atomic Scale ◽  
High Resolution Imaging ◽  
Transmission Electron ◽  
Resolution Imaging ◽  
Interface Structures

ABSTRACTCoGa/GaAs and ErAs/GaAs grown by molecular-beam epitaxy have been studied using high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM). The epitactic interfaces have been shown to be abrupt on the atomic scale. Computer simulations of the HRTEM images have been obtained for different interface structures under various specimen and image conditions. Practical problems in the comparison between the simulated and experimental images are discussed.

scholarly journals High-Resolution Visualization of Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1 Biofilms by Freeze-Substitution Transmission Electron Microscopy

2005 ◽  
Vol 187 (22) ◽  
pp. 7619-7630 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ryan C. Hunter ◽  
Terry J. Beveridge
Keyword(s):  
Electron Microscopy ◽  
Transmission Electron Microscopy ◽  
High Resolution ◽  
Structural Complexity ◽  
Freeze Substitution ◽  
High Resolution Imaging ◽  
Natural Structure ◽  
Transmission Electron ◽  
Resolution Imaging ◽  
Exopolymeric Substance

ABSTRACT High-pressure freeze-substitution and transmission electron microscopy have been used for high-resolution imaging of the natural structure of a gram-negative biofilm. Unlike more conventional embedding techniques, this method confirms many of the observations seen by confocal microscopy but with finer structural detail. It further reveals that there is a structural complexity to biofilms at both the cellular and extracellular matrix levels that has not been seen before. Different domains of healthy and lysed cells exist randomly dispersed within a single biofilm as well as different structural organizations of exopolymers. Particulate matter is suspended within this network of fibers and appears to be an integral part of the exopolymeric substance (EPS). O-side chains extending from the outer membrane are integrated into EPS polymers so as to form a continuum. Together, the results support the concept of physical microenvironments within biofilms and show a complexity that was hitherto unknown.

Atomic-Scale Processes of Grain-Boundary Faceting in a Zirconia Bicrystal

2007 ◽  
Vol 558-559 ◽  
pp. 955-958
Author(s):  
Naoya Shibata ◽  
Fumiyasu Oba ◽  
Takahisa Yamamoto ◽  
Yuichi Ikuhara
Keyword(s):  
Electron Microscopy ◽  
Transmission Electron Microscopy ◽  
High Resolution ◽  
Grain Boundary ◽  
Atomic Structure ◽  
Boundary Plane ◽  
Atomic Scale ◽  
Transmission Electron ◽  
Facet Growth ◽  
Boundary Core

In this paper, we characterized atomic structure of a Σ = 3, [110]/{112} grain boundary in a yttria-stabilized cubic zirconia bicrystal. High-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM) clearly revealed that the grain boundary migrated to form {111}/{115} periodical facets, although the bicrystal was initially joined so as to have the symmetric straight boundary plane of {112}. Atomic-scale process for the facet growth could be modeled by the continuous flippings of atoms at the boundary core.

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