Abstract
Lorentz transmission electron microscopy (LTEM) has evolved from a qualitative magnetic domain observation technique to a quantitative technique for the determination of the magnetization state of a sample. In this review article, we describe recent developments in techniques and imaging modes, including the use of spherical aberration correction to improve the spatial resolution of LTEM into the single nanometer range, and novel in situ observation modes. We review recent advances in the modeling of the wave optical magnetic phase shift as well as in the area of phase reconstruction by means of the Transport of Intensity Equation (TIE) approach, and discuss vector field electron tomography, which has emerged as a powerful tool for the 3D reconstruction of magnetization configurations. We conclude this review with a brief overview of recent LTEM applications.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 107-114 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Current Opinion in Solid State and Materials Science |
| Volume | 20 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Apr 1 2016 |
Funding
MDG would like to acknowledge the DOE Basic Energy Sciences program DE-FG02-01ER45893 for financial support. AKPL and CP was supported by the U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Science, Basic Energy Sciences Division of Materials Sciences and Engineering . Use of the Center for Nanoscale Materials, supported by the U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Science, Office of Basic Energy Sciences under contract DE-AC02-06CH11357 is acknowledged.
Keywords
- Lorentz transmission electron microscopy
- Magnetic phase shift
- Phase reconstruction
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Materials Science