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Analytical Transmission Electron Microscopy

An Introduction for Operators

  • A practically oriented textbook representing a clear and comprehensible introduction
  • Based on the authors’ experiences acquired from frequently asked questions by students
  • Provides practical information in the application of techniques and easy explanations of the underlying theory
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvii
  2. Why Such an Effort?

    • Jürgen Thomas, Thomas Gemming
    Pages 1-9
  3. We Prepare Electron-Transparent Samples

    • Jürgen Thomas, Thomas Gemming
    Pages 41-56
  4. Let us Start with Practical Microscopy

    • Jürgen Thomas, Thomas Gemming
    Pages 57-73
  5. Let Us Switch to Electron Diffraction

    • Jürgen Thomas, Thomas Gemming
    Pages 75-113
  6. Why Do We See Any Contrast in the Images?

    • Jürgen Thomas, Thomas Gemming
    Pages 115-136
  7. We Increase the Magnification

    • Jürgen Thomas, Thomas Gemming
    Pages 137-162
  8. Let Us Switch to Scanning Transmission Electron Microscopy

    • Jürgen Thomas, Thomas Gemming
    Pages 163-175
  9. Let us Use the Analytical Possibilities

    • Jürgen Thomas, Thomas Gemming
    Pages 177-226
  10. Basics Explained in More Detail (with a Bit More Mathematics)

    • Jürgen Thomas, Thomas Gemming
    Pages 227-328
  11. Back Matter

    Pages 329-348

About this book

This work is based on experiences acquired by the authors regarding often asked questions and problems during manifold education of beginners in analytical transmission electron microscopy. These experiences are summarised illustratively in this textbook. Explanations based on simple models and hints for the practical work are the focal points.

This practically- oriented textbook represents a clear and comprehensible introduction for all persons who want to use a transmission electron microscope in practice but who are not specially qualified electron microscopists up to now.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research (IFW), Dresden, Germany

    Jürgen Thomas, Thomas Gemming

About the authors

Jürgen Thomas (born in 1948) studied physics at the TU Dresden from 1966 to 1971. In 1970 he had the first contact with electron microscopy and received finally his diploma and doctoral degree on topics of electron microscopy and electron-solid-interactions under supervision of Prof. Alfred Recknagel in Dresden. Between 1978 and 1989 he was responsible for the development of technologies for electron-beam welding and vacuum drying in the industrial research. In 1990 he went back to the electron microscopy and joined the Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research (IFW) Dresden where he has been working in the laboratory for analytical transmission electron microscopy until today.

Thomas Gemming (born in 1969) studied physics at the University Karlsruhe from 1988 to 1994. He received his doctoral degree on high-resolution transmission electron microscopy in the group of Prof. Manfred Rühle at the Max-Planck-Institut für Metallforschung in Stuttgart in 1998. Afterwards he expanded his field of work to analytical transmission electron microscopy. In 2000 he moved to the Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research (IFW Dresden) where he is currently working as a department head for Micro- and Nanostructures. Additionally he is currently the executive secretary of the German Society for Electron Microscopy (DGE).

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Softcover Book USD 54.99
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