glossary

technical terms

AESsearch for term

Auger electron spectroscopy

BFsearch for term

Bright field image. In TEM, BF is formed using only (or mainly) transmitted beam.

Cssearch for term

Coefficient of spherical aberration. It also refer to spherical aberration itself, such as in Cs-correction.

DFsearch for term

Dark field image. In TEM, a DF image is formed using one or more diffracted beams.

HAADFsearch for term

High angle angular dark field image. It is a mode of STEM collecting only scattered electrons to high angles. The contrast is related to atomic number, Z. This imaging is also Z-contrast STEM.

Z-contrast STEMsearch for term

A STEM imaging mode where the detector collects high angle scattered electrons. The contrast is related to atomic number Z. High Z material gives brighter contrast.

AFMsearch for term

Atomic force microscope

BSEDsearch for term

Back scattered electron diffraction

CBEDsearch for term

Convergent beam electron diffraction

CLsearch for term

Cathodoluminescence

Cryo-EMsearch for term

Cryo-electron microscopy

EDSsearch for term

Energy dispersive spectroscopy. Also "EDXS"

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Energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy. Also EDS

EDXSsearch for term

Energy dispersive x-ray spectroscopy. (Also "EDS")

EELSsearch for term

Electron energy loss spectroscopy/spectrum.

emfocalsearch for term

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FIBsearch for term

Focused Ion Beam. Generally referring to the technique or equipment to modify materials by ion beam milling.

HAADFsearch for term

High angle annular dark-field imaging (STEM)

HREMsearch for term

High-resolution electron microscopy

HVEMsearch for term

High voltage electron microscopy

IVEMsearch for term

Intermediate voltage electron microscopy

LEEDsearch for term

Low-energy electron diffraction

MBEsearch for term

Molecular beam epitaxy

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short for nanometer: ten-millionth of a meter.

PEELSsearch for term

Parallel electron energy loss spectrometer. Normally refer to the equipment rather than the technology.

RBSsearch for term

Rutherford backscattering spectroscopy

RHEEDsearch for term

Reflection high energy electron diffraction

SADsearch for term

Select area diffraction

SEMsearch for term

Scanning electron microscopy

SIMSsearch for term

Secondary ion mass spectrometry

SPMsearch for term

Scanning probe microscopy

STEMsearch for term

Scanning transmission electron microscopy

STMsearch for term

Scanning tunneling microscopy

TEMsearch for term

Transmission Electron Microscopy.

TOF-MSsearch for term

Time-of-flight mass spectrometry

WDSsearch for term

Wavelength dispersive X-ray spectroscopy

XAESsearch for term

X-ray induced Auger electron spectroscopy

XPSsearch for term

X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy

XRDsearch for term

X-ray diffraction.