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749834 
Journal Article 
Plasmon energy mapping in energy-filtering transmission electron microscopy 
Sigle, W; Krämer, S; Varshney, V; Zern, A; Eigenthaler, U; Rühle, M 
2003 
1 
Ultramicroscopy
ISSN: 0304-3991 
96 
3-4 
565-571 
English 
12871817 
In this paper, we demonstrate the two-dimensional mapping of plasmon energies by energy-filtering transmission electron microscopy. The maps are obtained from a series of energy-filtered images in the plasmon energy region. Examples are shown for a nano-crystalline Si-B-C-N ceramic. This material contains SiC and Si(3)N(4) grains as well as intergranular regions composed of hexagonal BN (h-BN) and turbostratic carbon (t-C). The different phases can be clearly identified by their specific plasmon energies. An energy resolution of < or =0.1eV is achieved. In addition, the plasmon map of an amorphous carbon film is used to visualize the non-isochromaticity of the Corrected Omega filter (90 degrees filter) of the SESAM2. A procedure is proposed for the correction of the non-isochromaticity. 
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• Nanoscale Carbon