Published November 14, 2011 | Version v1
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Atomic scale electron vortices for nanoresearch

Creators

  • 1. EMAT, University of Antwerp, Groenenborgerlaan 171, 2020 Antwerp (Belgium)
  • 2. Institute for Solid State Physics, Vienna University of Technology, Wiedner Hauptstrasse 8-10, A-1040 Wien (Austria)
  • 3. Canadian Centre for Electron Microscopy and Department of Materials Science and Engineering, McMaster University, Main Street West, Hamilton Ontario, L8S4M1 (Canada)
  • 4. FEI Electron Optics, 5600 KA Eindhoven (Netherlands)
  • 5. USTEM, Vienna University of Technology, Wiedner Hauptstrasse 8-10, A-1040 Wien (Austria)

Description

Electron vortex beams were only recently discovered and their potential as a probe for magnetism in materials was shown. Here we demonstrate a method to produce electron vortex beams with a diameter of less than 1.2 Angst . This unique way to prepare free electrons to a state resembling atomic orbitals is fascinating from a fundamental physics point of view and opens the road for magnetic mapping with atomic resolution in an electron microscope.

Additional details

Identifiers

DOI
10.1063/1.3662012;
arXiv
arXiv:1405.7247v1;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Applied Physics Letters
Journal Volume
99
Journal Issue
20
Journal Page Range
p. 203109-203109.3
ISSN
0003-6951
CODEN
APPLAB

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
43116080
Subject category
S36: MATERIALS SCIENCE; S47: OTHER INSTRUMENTATION;
Descriptors DEI
ELECTRON BEAMS; ELECTRON MICROSCOPES; ELECTRONS; MAGNETIC MATERIALS; MAGNETISM; MAPPING; PROBES; RESOLUTION; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; VORTICES
Descriptors DEC
BEAMS; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; FERMIONS; LEPTON BEAMS; LEPTONS; MATERIALS; MICROSCOPES; MICROSCOPY; PARTICLE BEAMS

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Notes
(c) 2011 American Institute of Physics