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Atomic-Resolution Z-Contrast Imaging and Its Application to Compositional Ordering and Segregation

  • S. J. Pennycook
  • , Y. Yan
  • , A. Norman
  • , Y. Zhang
  • , M. Al-Jassim
  • , A. Mascarenhas
  • , S. P. Ahrenkiel
  • , M. F. Chisholm
  • , G. Duscher
  • , S. T. Pantelides
  • Oak Ridge National Laboratory
  • Vanderbilt University
  • National Renewable Energy Laboratory

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Abstract

The Z-contrast microscopy technique can be used to study compositional ordering and segregation at the atomic scale. This article discusses three examples of ordering: ferroelectric materials; III-V semiconductor alloys; and cooperative segregation at a semiconductor grain boundary, where a combination of Z-contrast imaging with first principles theory provides a complete atomic-scale view of the sites and configurations of the segregant atoms.

Original languageAmerican English
Pages235-242
Number of pages8
StatePublished - 2000
Externally publishedYes
EventSelf-Organized Processes in Semiconductor Alloys - Boston, MA, USA
Duration: 29 Nov 19992 Dec 1999

Conference

ConferenceSelf-Organized Processes in Semiconductor Alloys
CityBoston, MA, USA
Period29/11/992/12/99

NLR Publication Number

  • NREL/CP-590-29973

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