Imaging localized variable capacitance during switching processes in silicon diodes by time-resolved electron holography

Tuesday publication post! In this publication from the #TUBerlin and #HumboldtUniversityBerlin the authors have used a unique method for ultrafast time-resolved electron holography on electronic devices! Using iGate, authors Tolga Wagner, Husayin Celik, Michael Lehmann, Dirk Berger and Ines Häusler captured the switching behavior of two silicon diodes (unbiased to reverse-biased) with unprecedented 25 ns … Read More

Constrained patterning of orientated metal chalcogenide nanowires and their growth mechanism

Tuesday publication post! In this newest publication using the #FusionAX system, authors were using in situ electrical biasing within TEM to study electronic device formation! They visualized the formation of nanowires for field-effect transistors (FETs) in real time and at atomic resolution. The findings revealed that Mo₆Te₆ NWs form only along specific directions within the … Read More

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Following the Selectivity of Any Catalysts at the Nanoscale
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How to Correlate Catalyst Activity to Morphological Changes in the TEM
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Observing Catalyst Stability in the TEM, A Workflow
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An Arsenal of Tools for the Preparation of In Situ Electron Microscopy Samples
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Artifact-Free Sample Preparation of Metal Thin Films Using Xe Plasma-Focused Ion Beam Milling for Atomic Resolution and In Situ Biasing Analyses

Tuesday publication post! In this newest publication, the authors have looked at different ion beam milling techniques to make FIB lamella for electrical biasing with the #FusionAX system! When it comes to transmission electron microscopy (TEM) sampling, traditional Ga ion beam techniques often introduce damage, lowering the chemical stability of samples, particularly for metal thin … Read More

Uncovering Atomic Migrations Behind Magnetic Tunnel Junction Breakdown

Tuesday publication post! In this publication from the #UniversityofMinnesota and #UniversityofArizona, the authors have used our #FusionAX to look at MRAM devices by doing electrical biasing in the electron microscope with atomic resolution! As computing technology advances, demand for efficient data storage solutions is growing. Spintronic magnetic tunnel junction (MTJ)-based MRAM devices are emerging as … Read More

Synergistic Effects of Heating and Biasing of AlGaN/GaN High Electron Mobility Transistors: An In-Situ Transmission Electron Microscopy Study

Tuesday publication post! In this work, the #FusionAX system was used for electrothermal studies of high electron mobility transistors! Congratulations to this nice publication to Nahid Sultan Al-Mamun ,Ahmad Islam, Nicholas Glavin, Aman Haque, Douglas E.Wolfe, Fan Ren and Stephen Pearton! ️High-temperature operation is a critical factor impacting the reliability of AlGaN/GaN high electron mobility … Read More

Spontaneous Liquefaction of Solid Metal–Liquid Metal Interfaces in Colloidal Binary Alloys

Tuesday publication update! In this newest publication, authors used the #FusionAX to look at the crystallization from molten alloys in the field of metallurgy! In this work, they explored the solid intermetallic particles surrounded by the liquid metal from which they precipitated. The outer layers of solidified intermetallics fluctuate between crystalline and liquid states, even … Read More

In Situ Heating High-Resolution TEM Observation of Structural Recovery in Metamict Titanite

Tuesday publication update! Managing high-level waste (HLW) from nuclear plants is a formidable challenge, where radiation resistance is crucial, but so is the thermal recovery of radiation damage. In this newest publication, an atomic-scale understanding of how materials respond to thermal annealing is shown. Using in situ heating (#FusionAX) high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM) the … Read More

Atomic-Scale Tracking Topological Phase Transition Dynamics of Polar Vortex-Antivortex Pairs

Tuesday publication update! Non-trivial topological structures, such as vortex-antivortex (V-AV) pairs, have gained attention in the field of condensed matter physics. Despite their significance, the detailed dynamics of V- AV phase transitions—encompassing self-annihilation, motion, and dissociation—have remained elusive in real space. This newest article in Advanced Materials looks into these materials using the #FusionAX system! … Read More

Current-Controllable and Reversible Multi-Resistance-State Based on Domain Wall Number Transition in 2D Ferromagnet Fe3GeTe2

Tuesday publication update! In this newest research published in #AdvancedMaterials, researchers are looking at all-electric functional nanodevices with rapid reset and multi-state switching capabilities using our #FusionAX system! Using an in situ biasing technique, and focus-ion beam preparation (FIB) the authors look at spin configuration rearrangement by domain wall number modulation in Fe3GeTe2. ⚡In-situ Lorentz … Read More