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most citedOptimized fabrication of high quality La0.67Sr0.33MnO3 thin films considering all essential characteristics

132 citations · 448 across the 17 of their papers we have counts for

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17 papers

physics.comp-ph2026

Updated all-electron Dirac--Fock densities and an element-adaptive parameterisation of scattering factors and potentials for neutral atoms

Ivan Lobato, Zezhong Zhang, Sandra Van Aert +1

Updated reference data and an analytic parameterisation of elastic electron and X-ray scattering are presented for all 118 neutral atoms. The reference electron densities for the m…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2024

Towards atom counting from first moment STEM images: methodology and possibilities

Yansong Hao, Annick De Backer, Scott David Findlay +1

Through a simulation-based study we develop a statistical model-based quantification method for atomic resolution first moment scanning transmission electron microscopy (STEM) imag…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2024

Improved precision and accuracy of electron energy-loss spectroscopy quantification via fine structure fitting with constrained optimization

Daen Jannis, Wouter Van den Broek, Zezhong Zhang +2

By working out the Bethe sum rule, a boundary condition that takes the form of a linear equality is derived for the fine structure observed in ionization edges present in electron…

physics.atom-ph2024★ 8 cited

Relativistic EELS scattering cross-sections for microanalysis based on Dirac solutions

Zezhong Zhang, Ivan Lobato, Hamish Brown +5

The rich information of electron energy-loss spectroscopy (EELS) comes from the complex inelastic scattering process whereby fast electrons transfer energy and momentum to atoms, e…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2023★ 5 cited

In-situ Plasma Studies using a Direct Current Microplasma in a Scanning Electron Microscope

Lukas Grünewald, Dmitry Chezganov, Robin De Meyer +5

Microplasmas can be used for a wide range of technological applications and to improve our understanding of fundamental physics. Scanning electron microscopy, on the other hand, pr…

physics.comp-ph2023★ 2 cited

Deep convolutional neural networks to restore single-shot electron microscopy images

I. Lobato, T. Friedrich, S. Van Aert

State-of-the-art electron microscopes such as scanning electron microscopes (SEM), scanning transmission electron microscopes (STEM) and transmission electron microscopes (TEM) hav…

physics.app-ph2022★ 5 cited

Fast generation of calculated ADF-EDX scattering cross-sections under channelling conditions

Zezhong Zhang, Ivan Lobato, Annick De Backer +2

Advanced materials often consist of multiple elements which are arranged in a complicated structure. Quantitative scanning transmission electron microscopy is useful to determine t…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2022★ 22 cited

Phase Object Reconstruction for 4D-STEM using Deep Learning

Thomas Friedrich, Chu-Ping Yu, Jo Verbeeck +1

In this study we explore the possibility to use deep learning for the reconstruction of phase images from 4D scanning transmission electron microscopy (4D-STEM) data. The process c…

cond-mat.str-el2021★ 35 cited

Coupling charge and topological reconstructions at polar oxide interfaces

T. C. van Thiel, W. Brzezicki, C. Autieri +11

In oxide heterostructures, different materials are integrated into a single artificial crystal, resulting in a breaking of inversion-symmetry across the heterointerfaces. A notable…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2021

Phase retrieval from 4-dimensional electron diffraction datasets

Thomas Friedrich, Chu-Ping Yu, Johan Verbeek +2

We present a computational imaging mode for large scale electron microscopy data, which retrieves a complex wave from noisy/sparse intensity recordings using a deep learning approa…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2021

Procedure for 3D atomic resolution reconstructions using atom-counting and a Bayesian genetic algorithm

Annick De Backer, Sandra Van Aert, Peter D. Nellist +1

We introduce a Bayesian genetic algorithm for reconstructing atomic models of nanoparticles from a single projection using Z-contrast imaging. The number of atoms in a projected at…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2017★ 79 cited

Thickness dependent properties in oxide heterostructures driven by structurally induced metal-oxygen hybridization variations

Zhaoliang Liao, Nicolas Gauquelin, Robert J. Green +16

Thickness driven electronic phase transitions are broadly observed in different types of functional perovskite heterostructures. However, uncertainty remains whether these effects…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2014

Atomic resolution mapping of phonon excitations in STEM-EELS experiments

R. Egoavil, N. Gauquelin, G. T. Martinez +3

Atomically resolved electron energy-loss spectroscopy experiments are commonplace in modern aberrationcorrected transmission electron microscopes. Energy resolution has also been i…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2013★ 17 cited

Mapping electronic reconstruction at the metal/insulator interfaces in \ce{LaVO_3/SrVO_3} heterostructures

Haiyan Tan, Ricardo Egoavil, Armand Béché +8

A \ce{(LaVO_3)_6/(SrVO_3)_3} superlattice is studied with a combination of sub-Å resolved scanning transmission electron microscopy and monochromated electron energy-loss spectrosc…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2011★ 132 cited

Optimized fabrication of high quality La0.67Sr0.33MnO3 thin films considering all essential characteristics

H Boschker, M Huijben, A Vailionis +9

In this article, an overview of the fabrication and properties of high quality La0.67Sr0.33MnO3 (LSMO) thin films is given. A high quality LSMO film combines a smooth surface morph…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2010★ 112 cited

Defect engineering in oxide heterostructures by enhanced oxygen surface exchange

M. Huijben, G. Koster, M. K. Kruize +15

The synthesis of materials with well-controlled composition and structure improves our understanding of their intrinsic electrical transport properties. Recent developments in atom…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2006★ 31 cited

Electronically coupled complementary interfaces between perovskite band insulators

M. Huijben, G. Rijnders, D. H. A. Blank +6

Perovskite oxides exhibit a plethora of exceptional electronic properties, providing the basis for novel concepts of oxide-electronic devices. The interest in these materials is ev…