2D Atomic mapping of oxidation states in transition metal oxides by scanning transmission electron microscopy and electron energy-loss spectroscopy

Using a combination of high-angle annular dark-field scanning transmission electron microscopy and atomically resolved electron energy-loss spectroscopy in an aberration-corrected transmission electron microscope we demonstrate the possibility of 2D atom by atom valence mapping in the mixed valence compound Mn3O4. The Mn L2,3 energy-loss near-edge structures from Mn2+ and Mn3+ cation sites are similar to those of MnO and Mn2O3 references.

Published in

Physical Review Letters

Authored by

Tan, H.; Turner, S.; YĆ¼celen, E.; Verbeeck, J.; Van Tendeloo, G.

Publication date

Thursday, September 1, 2011
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