EMC 2008 (eBook)

Preface Volume 2: Materials Science 5
Content 6
Direct observation of atomic defects in carbon nanotubes and fullerenes 38
Atomic studies on ferroelectric oxides by aberration corrected transmission electron microscopy 40
Dark-field electron holography for the measurement of strain in nanostructures and devices 42
Some device challenges towards the 22nm CMOS technology 44
Off-axis electron holography for the analysis of nm- scale semiconductor devices. 46
Influence of the oxide thickness on the SiO2/ Si interface structure 48
Challenges to TEM in high performance microprocessor manufacturing 50
Strain study in transistors with SiC and SiGe source and drain by STEM nano beam diffraction 52
Cluster growth and luminescence in ion-implanted silica 54
Coherence Measurements of Bulk and Surface Plasmons in Semiconductors by Diffracted Beam Holography 56
Comparison of 3D potential structures at different pn- junctions in FIB- prepared silicon and germanium samples measured by electron- holographic tomography 58
EELS analyses of metal-inserted high-k dielectric stacks 60
Low voltage SEM observations of the dopant contrast in semiconductors 62
NiSi2/ Si interface chemistry and epitaxial growth mode 64
Detailed investigation of a tunnel oxide defect in a flash memory cell using TEM- tomography 66
Overgrowth of the Mn4Si7 phase on/ around the hexagonal SiC and cubic MnSi impurity phases in the Mn4Si7/ Si films 68
HR-STEM EELS analysis of silicon 32 nm technology using a TITAN with a probe Cs corrector 70
Tomographic analysis of a FinFET structure 72
STEM EELS/EDX dopant analysis of nm-scale Si devices 74
Electron beam induced damage: An atom- by- atom investigation with TEAM0.5 76
The atomic structure of GaN-based quantum wells and interfaces 78
Using TEM to investigate antiphase disorder in GaP films grown on Si( 001) 80
TEM characterization of InAs/GaAs quantum dots capped by a GaSb/ GaAs layer 82
The microstructure of (0001)GaN films grown by molecular beam epitaxy from a nanocolumn precursor layer 84
Compositional and Morphological Variation in GaN/ AlN/ AlGaN Heterostructures 86
TEM/STEM/EFTEM imaging and Valence Electrons Spectroscopy analysis of Ultra Low- K dielectrics 88
Epitaxial Orientations of GaN Grown on R-plane Sapphire 90
Microstructure and growth model of MBE- grown InAlN thin films 92
Silicon carbide modulated structures as a result of the introduction of 8H bands in a 4H matrix 94
HRTEM study of AlN/ 3C- SiC heterointerfaces grown on Si( 001) and Si( 211) substrates 96
Electron microscopy of GaAs/AlGaAs quantum cascade laser 98
Solving the crystal structure of highly disordered Sn3P4 by HRTEM 100
Determination of In-distribution in InGaAs quantum dots 102
Nanoanalytical investigation of the dielectric gate stack for the realisation of III- V MOSFET devices. 104
Phase mapping of uncapped InN quantum dots 106
STEM investigations of (In,Ga)N/GaN quantum wells 108
Defects in m-plane GaN layers grown on (100) .-LiAlO2 110
Improvements on InP epilayers by the use of monoatomic hydrogen during epitaxial growth and successive annealing 112
Study of microstructure and strain relaxation on thin InXGa1-xN epilayers with medium and high In contents 114
Convergence of microscopy techniques for nanoscale structural characterization: an illustration with the study of AlInN 116
TEM analyses of microstructure and composition of AlxGa1-xN/GaN distributed Bragg reflectors 118
TEM study of quaternary InGaAsN/GaAs quantum well structures grown by molecular beam epitaxy 120
Lattice polarity and capping of GaN dots studied by Z- contrast imaging 122
Investigation of swift ions damage in wide band gap wurtzite semiconductors 124
A TEM analysis of the damage formation in thin GaN and AlN layers during rare earth ion implantation at medium range energy 126
Characterization and modelling of semiconductor quantum nanostructures grown by droplet epitaxy 128
Transmission Electron Microscopy Investigation of Self- Organized InN Nano- columns 130
Investigations on a dilute magnetic semicondutor (Ga1-xMnxAs) by conventional TEM and EELS 132
About the determination of optical properties using fast electrons 134
Mapping uncompensated spins in exchange-biased systems by high resolution and quantitative magnetic force microscopy 136
Ferroelectric materials and structures suitable for data storage: The role of microscopies in establishing preparation- microstructure- property relations 138
Electronic structures at Magnetic Tunnel Junction interfaces: EELS experiments and FEFF calculations 140
Stability and reaction of magnetic sensor materials studied by atom probe tomography 142
Transmission Electron Microscopy Analysis of Tunnel Magneto Resistance Elements with Amorphous CoFeB Electrodes and MgO Barrier 144
Study of the intermixing of Fe–Pt multilayers by analytical and high- resolution transmission electron microscopy 146
Exploring structural dependence of magnetic properties in FePt nanoparticle by Cs- corrected HRTEM 148
Understanding the Chemistry of Molecules in Nanotubes by Transmission Electron Microscopy 150
Electrical and mechanical property studies on individual low- dimensional inorganic nanostructures in HRTEM 152
Atomic structure of SW-CNTs: correlation with their growth mechanism and other electron diffraction studies 154
TEM investigation ofSe nanostructures in/on Acetobacter xylinum cellulose gel- film 156
In-situ electron irradiation studies of metal- carbon nanostructures 158
Application of 80kV Cs-corrected TEM for nanocarbon materials 160
Control of gold surface diffusion on Si nanowires 162
Nanowires of Semiconducting Metal-oxides and their Functional Properties 164
Phase relations in the Fe–Bi–O system under hydrothermal conditions 166
Dose dependent crystallographic structure of InAs nanowires 168
HRTEM simulations of planar defects in ZnTe nanowires 170
A universal method for determination of helicities present in unidirectional groupings of graphitic or graphitic- like tubular structures 172
Microstructure of (112) GaAs nanorods grown by MBE 174
Structural characterization of ZnO nanorods grown on sapphire substrate by MOCVD 176
Nucleation of Metal Clusters on Carbon Nanotubes 178
EDX and linescan modelling for core/shell GaN/AlGaN nanowire analysis 180
Mo6S9-xIx nanowires: structure studies by aberration corrected high resolution TEM and STEM 182
Discrete Atom Imaging in Carbon Nanotubes and Peapods Using Cs- Corrected TEM Operated at 100keV 184
Extended Defects in Semiconductor Nanowires 186
Surface chemistry along a single silicon nanowire: Quantitative x- ray photoelectron emission microscopy ( XPEEM) of the metal catalyst diffusion 188
TEM characterization of metallic Ni nanoshells grown on gold nanorods and on carbon nanotubes 190
Electron Irradiation Effects in Carbon Nanostructures: Surface Reconstruction, Extreme Compression, Nanotube Growth and Morphology Manipulation 192
Crystallographic phase and orientation analysis of GaAs nanowires by ESEM, EDS, TEM, HRTEM and SAED 194
3-Dimensional Morphology of GaP-GaAs nanowires 196
Characteristics of Indium-Catalyzed Si Nanowires 198
HRTEM contribution to the study of extraterrestrial nanocarbons and some earth materials analogues 200
Time resolved in-situ TEM observations of Carbon Nanotube growth 202
Insulator-Metal transition: formation of Diamond Nanowires in n- type Conductive UNCD films 204
Field emission from iron-filled carbon nanotubes observed in-situ in the scanning electron microscope 206
Templated ordering of fullerenes on nanostructured oxide surfaces 208
Carbon nanostructures produced by chlorination of Cr3C2 and Cr(acac) 210
Structural peculiarities of carbon onions, formed by different methods 212
Electron Energy Loss Spectroscopy of La@ C82 peapods 214
HRTEM studies of Y-junction bamboo-like CN-nanotubes 216
EF-TEM observation of biological tissue for risk assessment of fullerene nanoparticles 218
Looking at the surface of catalysts nanopowders 220
Gathering structural and analytical information on catalysts at sub- nanometer level with TEM 222
Size effect and influence of nanoparticles thickness on order/ disorder phenomena in CoPt nanoparticles 224
L10 ordering of FePt nanoparticles 226
Characterization of indium doped zinc oxide nanorods 228
Adsorbate-induced restructuring on Pt nanoparticles studied by environmental transmission electron microscopy 230
EELS in monochromated and Cs probe corrected TEM: a relevant alternative to soft- XAS in synchrotron to investigate nanostructures 232
Atomic-resolution Electron Microscopy at Ambient Pressure 234
Development of a system for TEM/STEM investigation of air- sensitive materials: Preliminary results on CeO2 reduction behaviour 236
Characterization of two new zeolites by combining Electron Microscopy and X- Ray Powder Diffraction analyses 238
Electron beam-induced effects on copper nanoparticles: coarsening and generation of twins 240
Role of the catalyst and substrate in nucleation and growth of Single Wall Carbon Nanotubes in HFCVD 242
PEMFC degradation phenomena studied by electron microscopy 244
TEM investigation of magnetite nanoparticles for biomedical applications 246
Catalytic soot oxidation studied by Environmental Transmission Electron Microscopy 248
Surface and interface structure of ceria supported ruthenium 250
Characterisation of materials with applications in the photocatalytic activation of water 252
Complementary EM study on highly active nanodendritic Raney- type Ni catalysts with hierarchical build- up 254
Structural properties of sol-gel synthesized Li+-doped titania nanowhisker arrays 256
Quantitative strain determination in nanoparticles using aberration- corrected HREM 258
Morphological characterization by HRTEM and STEM of Fe3O4 hollow nano- spheres 260
Direct observation of surface oxidation of Rh nanoparticles on ( 001) MgO 262
Characterization of catalyst poisoning in biodiesel and conventional diesel fuelled vehicles 264
TEM Characterisation of Highly Luminescent CdS Nanocrystals 266
Structure and composition of dilute Co-doped BaTiO3 nanoparticles 268
CoxFe3-xO4 catalytic materials for gaz sensors 270
(S)TEM investigation on the role of alumina dopants to prevent redox activity decay at high temperature in CePrOx / doped- Al2O3 catalysts 272
Sulfated Zirconia Catalysts: Structure and Performance Relationship, a TEM Study 274
A novel procedure for an accurate estimation of the lattice parameter of supported metal nanoparticles from the analysis of plan view HREM images 276
Microstructure of Pt particles and aggregates deposited on different carbon materials for fuel cells application 278
Low-loss-energy EFTEM imaging of triangular silver nanoparticles 280
Microstructure of cobalt nanocluster arrays fabricated by solid- state dewetting 282
Size Effect in Gold Nanoparticles Investigated by Electron Holography and STEM 284
Post-Mortem investigation of Fischer Tropsch catalysts using cryo- transmission electron microscopy 286
TEM Investigations on Cu-impregnated Zeolite Y catalysts via chloride free preparation 288
Coarsening of mass-selected Au clusters on amorphous carbon at room temperature 290
TEM investigations on Ni clusters electrodeposited on Carbon substrate 292
Near-surface structure of FePt nanoparticles 294
Overgrowth of gold nanorods: From rods to octahedrons 296
Reactive Diffusion under Laplace Tension in Spherical Nanostructures 298
Preparation and characterization of palladium nanoparticles with various size distributions 300
Electron microscopy for the characterization of nanoparticles 302
Titanium dioxide nanoparticles prepared from TiOSO4 aqueous solutions 304
Exploring nanoscale ferroelectricity in isolated and interacting colloidal ferroelectric nanocrystals using electron holography 306
STEM investigation on the one-pot synthesis of nanostructured CexZr1-xO2-BaO·nAl2O3 catalytic materials 308
Enhanced stability against oxidation due to 2D self- organisation of hcp cobalt nanocrystals 310
Loaded porous Zn4O(bdc)3 (metal@MOF-5) frameworks characterised by TEM 312
Growth behaviour of sub-nm sized focused electron beam induced deposits 314
Ruthenium deposition on CO2 - treated and untreated carbon black investigated by electron tomography 316
Size-dependent crystallinity and relative orientations of nano-Pt/.-Al2O3 318
Formation of nanometer-sized porous GaSb particles by vacancy clustering induced by electronic excitation 320
Structural investigations of membrane electrode assemblies in fuel cells via environmental scanning electron microscopy 322
In situ TEM nanocompression testing 324
Physical measurements on an individual nanostructure in a TEM nanolaboratory 326
TEM study of nanostructured BZO templates in ( 001)- LAO and ( 001)- STO substrates for the growth of superconducting YBCO films 328
Hydrothermal synthesis and characterisation of single crystal a-Fe2O3 nanorods 330
GaAs NWs and Related Quantum Heterostructures Grown by Ga- Assisted Molecular Beam Epitaxy: Structural and Analytical Characterization 332
A method for in-situ electrical measurements of thin film heterostructures using TEM and SEM 334
Electron Beam Nanofabrication and Characterization of Iron Compounds 336
TEM analysis of the chemical gradient in ( Zn, Mn) Te/ ZnTe nanowires 338
Structural and morphological characterization of GaN/ AlGaN quantum dots by transmission electron microscopy 340
Structure and stability of core-shell AuAg nanopartciels 342
In-situ studies on electrical and mass transport in multi- wall carbon and vanadium oxide nanotubes 344
Electron microscopy of nano-magnesium produced by Inert Gas Condensation for hydrogen storage 346
Two Different Structures of Crystalline Mesoporous Indium Oxide Obtained by Nanocasting Process 348
Measuring electrical properties of carbon nanotubes using liquid metal immersion, an in situ scanning electron microscopy study 350
TEM characterization of biogenic metal nanoparticles 352
On the structure of VxOy supported on multiwalled carbon nanotubes 354
Hexahedral nano-cementites catalysing the growth of carbon nanohelices 356
Investigation of organic/inorganic interfaces using nano- analytical transmission electron microscopy 358
Cationic ordering and interface effects in superlattices and nanostructured materials 360
Strain in SrTiO3 layers embedded in a scandate/ titanate multilayer system 362
Anisotropic growth of CGO islands on the ( 001)- LaAlO3 surface 364
Diffraction contrast imaging and high resolution transmission electron microscopy of multiferroic thin films and heterostructures 366
Imaging of compositional defects at silicide-silicon interfaces using aberration corrected HAADF 368
Characterization of nanometric oxide particles extracted from a steel surface onto a carbon replica 370
TEM characterization of textured silicon heterojunction solar cells 372
Investigation of the change in the microstructure of thin p- type Bi- Sb- Te thermoelectric films after heat treatment 374
EM study on forming Inorganic film with Periodically Organized Mesopores upon Polymer film 376
Nanointerface analysis of hard coatings deposited by IBAD 378
Transrotational crystals growing in amorphous Cu-Te film 380
TEM investigation of sputtered indium oxide layers on silicon substrate for gas sensors 382
Microstructure of Sr4Ru2O9 thin films and Bi3.25La0.75Ti3O12/ Sr4Ru2O9 bilayers 384
Analysis of the LSM/YSZ interface on micro- and nano- scale by SEM, FIB/ SEM and ( S) TEM 386
ESI and HRTEM of chemical solution deposited (CSD)YBa2Cu3O7- d coated conductors 388
CTEM diffraction contrast of biaxially-textured La2Zr2O7 buffer layers on nickel substrates 390
TEM sample preparation of YBCO-coated conductors: conventional method and FIB 392
Nucleation and evolution of biepitaxial YBa2Cu3O7-d thin film grown on SrTiO3 and MgO substrates 394
An investigation of Al-Pb interfaces using probe- corrected high- resolution STEM 396
Spectrometric Full-Color Cathodoluminescence Electron Microscopy Study of Grain Boundaries of ZnO Varistor 398
Study of structural properties of Mo/ CuInS2/ ZnS used in solar cells by TEM 400
Texture analysis of silicide thin films: combining statistical and microscopical information 402
Statistical Tomography of 3D Thin Film Structure using Transmission Electron Microscopy 404
Analytical TEM investigations of Pt/YSZ interfaces 406
Microstructure and self-organization of nano-engineered artificial pinning centers in YBa2Cu3O7-x coated conductors 408
The determination of the interface structure between ionocovalent compounds: the general case study of the Al2O3- ZrO2 large misfit system 410
Simple method to improve quantification accuracy of energy- dispersive X- ray spectroscopy in an analytical transmission electron microscope by specimen tilting 412
Comparison of transmission electron microscopy methods to measure layer thicknesses to sub- monolayer precision 414
Determination of interface structure of YBCO/LCMO by a spherical aberration- corrected HRTEM 416
HREM characterization of BST-MgO interface 418
TEM investigations on novel shape memory systems with Ni- depletions 420
Crystalline-to-amorphous transformation in intermetallic compounds by severe plastic deformation 422
EELS quantification of complex nitrides in a 12 % Cr steel 424
Formation of ordered solid solution during phase separation in Cu- Ag alloy films 426
Precipitates and magnetic domains in an annealed Co38Ni33Al29 shape memory alloy studied by TEM 428
On the gallium accumulation at the boundaries of Al layers in FIB prepared TEM specimens 430
Precipitation in an Al-Mg-Ge Alloy 432
Interaction between dislocations and oxide precipitates in an aluminium containing ferritic stainless steel 434
Voids Associated with Nano-Particles of Tin in Aluminium 436
Influence of thermal treatments in microstructure and recrystallization peak energy of P/ M Al- Mg- X alloys 438
Analytical TEM of Nb3Sn Multifilament Superconductor Wires 440
3D Reconstruction of Ni4Ti3 Precipitates in Ni- Ti by FIB/ SEM Slice- and- View 442
Electron microscopy study of Mg78.5Pd21.5: a phase with nanothin 120 ° rotational twin domains 444
Analysing small precipitates in a ferritic steel matrix 446
Failure analysis of first stage land-based gas turbine blades 448
TEM investigation of microstructures in low-hysteresis Ti50Ni50-xPdx alloys with special lattice parameters 450
Evidence of silica layer at the interface between ferrite and the chromium oxide scale in oxidized Fe- Cr- Si alloys 452
Applying a classical 2 beam diffraction contrast method for measuring nanoprecipitate misfit 454
Microstructure and interface composition of .-phase in Co38Ni33Al29 shape memory alloy 456
Microstructural characterization of the aluminum alloy 6063 after work hardening treatments 458
Microstructure- mechanical property relationships in dual phase automotive strip steels 460
Electron diffraction analysis of nanocrystalline Fe-Al 462
Dual Beam and TEM characterisation of deformation structures in fatigued austenitic stainless steel 464
Microstructural characterisation of steel heat-treated by the novel quenching and partitioning process 466
Martensite tempering behaviour relevant to the quenching and partitioning process 468
Chemical and structural analysis of NiAl- Al2O3 interface by FETEM and STEM 470
TEM investigations of aluminum precipitate in eutectic Si of A356 based alloys 472
Microstructure of slow-cooled wedge-cast Cu58Co42 alloy with a metastable liquid miscibility gap 474
TEM investigations of Elektron 21 magnesium alloy after long- term annealing 476
Microstructure of AJ62 magnesium alloy after long- term annealing 478
EELS characterisation of the interface between nanoscaled ODS particles and matrix in advanced fusion steels 480
Microstructure-mechanical property relationships in a maraging 250 steel 482
Microstructure of Co-Ni based superalloys 484
Precipitation reactions in superferritic stainless steels 486
Effect of ageing in cold rolled superaustenitic stainless steels 488
Structure and properties of P/M material of AlMg – SiO2 system processed by mechanical alloying 490
Extrusion of rapidly solidified 6061 + 26 wt% Si alloy 492
TEM and EELS study of carbide precipitation in low alloyed steels 494
Microstructural analysis of plastically deformed complex metallic alloy .-AlMnNi 496
Electron microscopy analysis of Mn partitioning in retained austenite- martensite- bainite islands 498
TEM characterization of microstructures in a Ni2MnGa alloy 500
Nanocrystalline FeAl produced by high pressure torsion studied by TEM in 3D 502
HRTEM study of precipitates in Al-Mg-Si-(Ag, Cu) alloys 504
Martensite structure of non-stoichiometric Co2NiGa ferromagnetic shape memory alloy 506
Electron microscopy of Fe and FeB atomic clusters in the Fe- based amorphous alloys structure 508
Core/Shell Precipitates in Al-Li-Sc-Zr Alloys 510
Analysis of basic mechanisms of hardening in ODS EUROFER97 steel using in-situ TEM 512
TEM investigation on the acicular ferrite precipitation in .’-Fe4N nitride 514
Orientation Relationships between the d-ferrite Matrix in a Duplex Stainless Steel and its Decomposition Products: the Austenite and the . and R Frank-Kasper Phases 516
TEM study of localized deformation-induced disorder in intermetallic alloys of L12 structure 518
SEM and TEM study of dynamic recrystallisation of zirconium alloy 520
Effects of solution treatment and test temperature on tensile properties of high strength high Mn austenitic steels 522
Microstructure evolution during Ni/Al multilayer reactions 524
TEM investigation of severely deformed NiTi and NiTiHf shape memory alloys 526
TEM studies of nanostructured NiTiCo shape memory alloy for medical applications 528
TEM investigations of microalloyed steels with Nb, V and Ti after different treatments 530
Initial Stages of the . Phase Transformation 532
TEM study of the Ni-Ti shape memory micro-wire 534
Multi-scale observations of deformation twins in Ti6Al4V 536
Nd:YAG laser joining between stainless steel and nickel- titanium shape memory alloys 538
Focused Ion Beam application on the investigation of tungsten- based materials for fusion application 540
HRTEM of NiTi shape memory alloys made amorphous by high pressure torsion 542
Is the lattice structure of the martensite in nanocrystalline NiTi base centred orthorhombic? 544
TEM study of the NiTi shape memory thin film 546
Sub-nano analysis of fine complex carbide in high strength steel with probe Cs ( S) TEM 548
Characterization of morphology and microstructure of different kinds of materials at NTNU Mater Sci EM Lab 550
Characterization of a Ti64Ni20Pd16 thin film by transmission electron microscopy 552
Analytical electron microscopy investigations of a microstructure of single and polycrystalline ß-Mg2Al3 Samson phase 554
Grain boundary interfaces in ceramics 556
Structure and chemistry of nanometer-thick intergranular films at metal- ceramic interfaces 558
Studying nanocrystallization behaviour of different inorganic glasses using Transmission Electron Microscopy 560
HRTEM and Diffraction Analysis of Surface Phases in Nanostructured LiMn1.5Ni0.5O4 Spinel 562
The structural origin of the antiferroelectric properties and relaxor behavior of Na0.5Bi0.5TiO3 564
Electron beam probing of insulators 566
Characterization of Ge-based clathrates oxidized in air by means of TEM and SEM 568
Microstructure analysis of thin Cr2AlC films deposited at low temperature by magnetron sputtering 570
Study of structural variation in YBaCo4O7+ by electron diffraction 572
Exsolution phenomena in glass-ceramic systems 574
Transmission Electron Microscopy Studies of Lead- Free Ferroelectrics in the System BNT- BT-KNN 576
ReO3- related aluminum tungsten oxides showing a novel type of crystallographic shear structure 578
Structural Characterisation by TEM of a New Homologous Series Bi2n+4MonO6(n+1) n=3,4,5 and 6
Structural characterisation of a new rich iron layered oxide TleSr25-eFe30O76-x 582
EBSD studies of stress concentrations in ferroelectrics 584
High-resolution pictures of nucleation growth triangle of 180 ° ferroelectric domain wall in a thin film of LiTaO3 obtained by Lorentz DPC- STEM 586
Size and structure of barium halide nano-crystals in optically active fluorozirconate- based glasses 588
Domain Structure And Microstructure Development of BaTiO3 Doped With Rare- Earth Dopants 590
SEM and EDS Analysis of BaTiO3 Doped With Yb2O3 and Ho2O3 592
Structure and superconductivity of Pr-Ba-Cu-O crystals prepared by ambient pressure synthesis using citrate pyrolysis method 594
Electron Diffuse Scattering in epitaxially grown SrTiO3 thin film 596
Investigation of the hydration of calciumsulfate hemihydrates with different microscopic methods 598
Investigation of holes in calciumsulfate-hemihydrate crystals by different microscopic methods 600
Analytical and high-resolution TEM investigation of Boron- doped CeO2 602
Accommodation of the compositional variations in the Ca1-xSrxMnO3-d (0=x=1, 0=d=0.5) system 604
Evidence of SrO(SrTiO3)n Ruddlesden-Popper Phases by High Resolution Electron Microscopy and Holography 606
New Barium Antimony Aluminates evidenced by TEM techniques 608
(Multi-)ferroic domain walls– a combined ab-initio and microscopical investigation 610
Diagnostic of Li battery cathode by EELS, first principles calculation and spectrum- imaging with multi- variate analysis 612
Local electronic structure analysis on Ce3+-containing materials by TEM- EELS and first principles calculations 614
Local chemical inhomogeneities in NaNb1-xTaxO3 as observed by HRTEM and HAADF-STEM 616
The influence of lanthanum doping on the structure of PbZr0.9Ti0.1O3 ceramics 618
Anomalous absorption of electrons during electron diffraction on BaTiO3 single crystals near phase transition at 120 ° C 620
Template-assisted synthesis and characterization of SrTiO3 nanostructures 622
(S)TEM/EELS characterisation of a multilayer C/ Cr PVD coating 624
High resolution imaging of magnetic structures in a TEM – what is possible? 626
Phase segregation leading to spontaneous outcropping of (Sr,La)Ox dots in La1-xSrxMnO3 films 628
Microstructure of epitaxially strained LaCoO3 thin films 630
Are the samples really flat? Influence of the supporting membrane on the magnetization of patterned micromagnets 632
HRTEM characterization of core-shell Fe@C and Fe@ SiO2 magnetic nanoparticles prepared by the arc- discharge plasma method 634
Nanofabrication of ferromagnetic nanotips and nanobridges by 2D and 3D electron- beam cutting 636
An investigation into the crystallization of the MgO barrier layer of a magnetic tunnel junction 638
FeCoAlN films with induced magnetic anisotropy 640
The martensitic microstructure of 5M and NM martensites in off- stoichiometric Ni2MnGa ferromagnetic shape memory alloys 642
TEM characterization of nanometer-sized Fe/MgO granular multilayer thin films grown by pulsed laser deposition 644
Structural modification and self-assembly of nanoscale magnetite synthesised in the presence of an anionic surfactant 646
Electron microscopy phase retrieval of perpendicular magnetic anisotropy ( PMA) FePd alloys 648
Magnetic domain wall propagation in nanostructures of alloys with perpendicular magnetic anisotropy 650
The effect of annealing in the microstructure and magnetic properties of NiCuZn ferrites 652
Microstructural and compositional analyses of nano- structured Co- Pt thin films 654
L10- type ordered structure of FePd nanoparticles studied by high- resolution transmission electron microscopy 656
Structural and chemical characterization of Co- doped ZnO layers grown on Si and sapphire 658
TEM studies of cobalt-doped zinc oxide films 660
Nanocrystallization of amorphous Fe40Ni38B18Mo4 alloy 662
Structural and compositional properties of Sm- Fe- Ta magnetic nanospheres prepared by pulsed- laser deposition at 157 nm in a N2 atmosphere 664
Characterization of Ni-Mn-Ga magnetic shape memory alloys using electron holography and Lorentz microscopy 666
Energy Loss Magnetic Chiral Dichroïsm (EMCD) for magnetic material 668
Determining the nanoscale chemistry and behavior of interfaces and phases in Al- Si(- Cu- Mg) nanoparticles using in- situ TEM 670
Dislocations in AlPdMn quasicrystals: contrast in TEM and physical properties 672
Characterization of a-plane GaN films grown on r- plane sapphire substrate by electron microscopy 674
A method for atomistic/continuum analysis of defects in large HRTEM images 676
High resolution electron microscopy of interfaces in ultrafine microstructures of Zr and Ti based alloys 678
Anisotropic strain relaxation in (110) La2/3Ca1/3MnO3 thin films 680
Metadislocations in complex metallic alloys: core structures investigated by aberration- corrected scanning transmission electron microscopy 682
TEM of high pressure torsion processed intermetallic Zr3Al 684
Multiscale characterisation of the plasticity of Fe- Mn- C TWIP steels 686
Misfit analysis of the InN/GaN interface through HRTEM image simulations 688
Application of TEM for Real Structure Determination of Rare Earth Metal Compounds 690
Quantitative Dislocation Analysis of 2H AlN:Si grown on ( 0001) Sapphire 692
Transrotational crystals in crystallizing amorphous films: new solid state order or novel extended imperfection 694
Determination of precise orientation relationships between surface precipitates and matrix in a duplex stainless steel 696
Interfaces in Cu(In,Ga) Se2 thin film solar cells 698
In-situ electron beam irradiation of nanopipes in GaN 700
The atomic structure of an incommensurate (001)-(110) Si grain boundary resolved thanks to a probe Cs- corrector 702
Atomic structure and dopant segregation of [0001] tilt grain boundaries in ZnO bicrystals 704
TEM study of strain and defect engineering with diluted nitride semiconductors 706
Investigation of the Co-Precipitation of Copper and Nickel in Silicon by Means of Transmission Electron Microscopy 708
Micro-structure analysis of a friction-stir welded 2024 aluminium alloy using electron microscopy 710
Deformation defects in a metastable ß titanium alloy 712
Defect generation and characterization in 4H-SiC 714
Investigation of defects in polymorph B enriched zeolite Beta 716
Optimizing electron diffraction and EDS for phase identification in complex structures: application to multilayered Ti- Ni- P coatings 718
Advanced analytical transmission electron microscopy to investigate the nano- graded materials properties 720
Characterisation of Nickel Nanocomposites by SEM, TEM and EBSD 722
Characterisation of Gold Nanocomposites by SEM, TEM and EBSD 724
Alumina Coatings as Protection against Corrosive Atmosphere 726
Advanced Multilayer Systems for X-ray Optics: Quality Assessment by TEM 728
Surface investigation of SU-8 by atomic force and scanning electron microscopy 730
SEM and TEM investigations of electrophoretical deposited Si3N4 and SiC particles in siloxane of steel substrate 732
Contribution of electron microscopy techniques to the chemical and structural characterization of TiC/ a- C nanocomposite coatings 734
TEM investigations of the Ti/TiN multilayered coatings deposited on the Ti- 6Al- 7Nb alloy 736
Microstructural examination of Al and Cr alloyed zinc coatings on low carbon steels 738
Study of the structure and high temperature oxidation resistance of high alloyed tool steels 740
A comparative study of NiCrBSi and Al coated steels with thermal spray process in different environments 742
Microscopical study of the influence of zinc addition on the structure of WO3 744
Microstructural Studies by Electron Microscopy Techniques of TiAlSiN Nanostructured Coatings 746
Structural and interface studies of a nano-scale TiAlYN/ CrN/ alumina coating 748
An investigation of SiC-fiber coatings 750
HRTEM-EELS study of atomic layer deposited thin rare earth oxide films for advanced microelectronic devices 752
New Fullerene like materials for tribological applications: TEM and EELS study 754
Phase determination of nanocrystalline Al-Cr-O coatings by analytical TEM 756
Bioinspired synthesis of nanostructures based on S- layer lattices 758
Direct Imaging of Carbon Nanoparticles inside Human Cells 760
Micro- and Nano-Textured Surfaces on Ti-Implants Made by Various Methods 762
Determination of the biocompatibility of biomaterials by scanning electron microscopy ( SEM) 764
Quantitative evaluation of the long-term marginal behaviour of filling restorations of human teeth using three- dimensional scanning electron microscopy 766
The analysis of Si doped hydroxyapatite coatings using FIBSEM, TEM and RHEED 768
Electron microscopic investigations of the polymer/mineral composite material nacre 770
Studies on the microstructure of fresh-cut melon 772
Ceramic-loaded mineralizing bioresorbable polymers for orthopaedic applications 774
AFM and TEM study of Ag coated insulin-derived amyloid fibrils 776
Transmission Electron Microscopy studies of bio-implant interfaces using Focused Ion Beam microscopy for sample preparation 778
AFM and SEM of Wax Crystallisation on Artificial Surfaces Controlled by Temperature and Solvents 780
Characterization of layer-by-layer microcapsules made of hyaluronic acid by CLSM, SEM and TEM 782
Atomic force microscopy analysis of crystalline silicon functionalization with oligonucleotides 784
Hidden hierarchy of microfibrils within fluorapatite gelatine nanocomposites induced by intrinsic electric dipole fields 786
Self-assembled block copolymer structures studied by transmission electron microtomography 788
Quantitative chemistry and orientation of polymers in 2- d and 3- d by scanning transmission X- ray microscopy 790
Characterization of cavitation processes in filled semi- crystalline polymers 792
Quantitative analysis of protein gel structure by confocal laser scanning microscopy 794
Thermal stability of organic solar cells: the decay in photocurrent linked with changes in active layer morphology 796
Determining absorptive potential variation in electron beam sensitive specimens using a single energy- filtered bright- field TEM image 798
Elemental distribution of soft materials with newly designed 120kV TEM/ STEM 800
Preparation of titanate nanotubes and their polymer composites 802
Nanometer size wear debris generated from ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene 804
Analysis of nano-composites based on carbon nanoparticles imbedded in polymers 806
New developments in SEM for in situ tensile tests on polymers 808
A study of the spatial distributions of the carbon blacks in polypropylene composites using TEM- Tomography and quantitative image analysis 810
A study of the chain-folded lamellae structure and its array in the isotactic polypropylene spherulites by HAADF- STEM and HV- TEM Tomography techniques 812
Microstructural analysis of ultra-thin nanocomposite layers fabricated by Cu+ ion implantation in inert polymers 814
In-situ experiments on soft materials in the environmental SEM – Reliable results or merely damage? 816
Structural studies on V-amylose inclusion complexes 818
Multilamellar nanoparticles from PS-b-PVME copolymers 820
TEM/SEM characterisation of hybrid titanoniobiates used as fillers for thermoplastic nanocomposites 822
Phase transitions and ordering in liquid crystals – a case study 824
Study of degradation and regeneration of silicon polymers using cathodoluminescence 826
Orthogonal self-assembly of surfactants and hydrogelators: towards new nanostructures 828
Structure of particles formed during Se redox process in aqueous polymer solutions 830
Exploring the 3D organisation of high-performance organic solar cells 832
Morphological study on three kinds of two- dimensional spherulites of PBT 834
Solution-Grown Crystals of Optically Active Propene – Carbon Monoxide Copolymer 836
New insights into ultra-high pressure metamorphism from TEM studies 838
Characterization of a (021) twin in coesite using LACBED and precession electron diffraction 840
Rubens in the Prado National Museum: analytical characterization of ground layers 842
Development of the FIB-cryo-SEM approach for the in- situ investigations of the elusive nanostructures in wet geomaterials 844
TEM applied on the interface characterisation of the replacement reaction chlorapatite by hydroxyapatite 846
Quantitative study of valence states of zirconolites 848
Study of Organic Mineralogical Matter by Scanning Probe Microscopy 850
Research of Nanoparticle Aggregates from Water Colloidal Solutions of Natural Carbon Substances and Fullerenes by Atomic Force Microscopy 852
Diffusion in Synthetic Grain Boundaries 854
An examination of Van Gogh’s painting grounds using analytical electron microscopy – sem/ fib/ tem/ edx 856
Amorphisation in fresnoite compounds – a combined ELNES and XANES study 858
TEM study of Comet Wild 2 pyroxene particles collected during the stardust mission 860
The mechanism of ilmenite leaching during experimental alteration in HCl- solution 862
Microstructure and Texture from Experimentally Deformed Hematite Ore 864
Identifying pigments in the temple of Seti I in Abydos ( Egypt) 866
Nanostructural study of ground layers of canvas of Rubens at “ El Prado” National Museum 868
Micro- and nano-diamond particles in carbon spherules found in soil samples 870
The use of FIB/TEM for the study of radiation damage in radioactive/ non- radioactive mineral assemblages 872
Non-destructive 3D measurements of sandstone’s internal micro- architecture using high resolution micro- CT 874
Author Index 876
Subject Index 896