The Dresden in-situ (S)TEM special with a continuous-flow liquid-helium cryostat

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Contributors

  • Felix Börrnert - , Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research Dresden (Author)
  • Felix Kern - , Chair of Experimental Solid State Physics, Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research Dresden (Author)
  • Franziska Harder - , Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research Dresden (Author)
  • Thomas Riedel - , CEOS GmbH (Author)
  • Heiko Müller - , CEOS GmbH (Author)
  • Bernd Büchner - , Chair of Experimental Solid State Physics, Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research Dresden (Author)
  • Axel Lubk - , CEOS- Endowed Chair of Electron Optics (with IFW), Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research Dresden (Author)

Abstract

Fundamental solid state physics phenomena often occur at very low temperatures, requiring liquid helium cooling in experimental studies. Transmission electron microscopy is a well-established characterization method, which allows probing crucial materials properties down to nanometre and even atomic resolution. Due to the limited space in the object plane, however, suitable liquid-helium cooling is very challenging. To overcome this limitation, resolving power was sacrificed in our Dresden in-situ (S)TEM special, resulting in more than 60 mm usable experimental space in all directions with the specimen in the centre. With the installation of a continuous-flow liquid-helium cryostat, any temperature between 6.5 K and 400 K can be set precisely and kept for days. The information limit of the Dresden in-situ (S)TEM special is about 5 nm. It is shown that the resolution of the Dresden in-situ (S)TEM special is currently not limited by aberrations, but by external instabilities.

Details

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)12-20
Number of pages9
JournalUltramicroscopy
Volume203
Publication statusPublished - Aug 2019
Peer-reviewedYes

External IDs

PubMed 30902417

Keywords

Keywords

  • In-situ, Instrumentation, STEM, TEM