Modeling Nanoscale Inhomogeneities for Quantitative HAADF STEM Imaging

Richard Aveyard, Riccardo Ferrando, R. L. Johnston, Jun Yuan

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Abstract

High-angle annular dark-field scanning transmission electron microscopy in conjunction with image simulation is an important tool to determine the structure of nanomaterials. We show that molecular dynamics calculations can be combined with multislice image simulations to account for the large effects of surface-enhanced thermal vibrations and structural relaxation on image intensities. Application to a catalytically important gold cluster shows that the image intensity is sensitive to these surface dominated effects with important implications for three-dimensional structural characterizations.
Original languageEnglish
Article number075501
Number of pages5
JournalPhysical Review Letters
Volume113
Issue number7
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 13 Aug 2014

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