• 文献标题:   Quantitative annular dark-field imaging of single-layer graphene
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   YAMASHITA S, KOSHIYA S, ISHIZUKA K, KIMOTO K
  • 作者关键词:   scanning transmission electron microscopy, annular darkfield imaging, quantitative analysi, graphene, image simulation
  • 出版物名称:   MICROSCOPY
  • ISSN:   2050-5698 EI 2050-5701
  • 通讯作者地址:   Natl Inst Mat Sci
  • 被引频次:   11
  • DOI:   10.1093/jmicro/dfu115
  • 出版年:   2015

▎ 摘  要

A quantification procedure for annular dark-field (ADF) imaging, in which a quantitative contrast is given as a scattering intensity normalized by an incident probe current, is presented. The obtained ADF images are converted to quantitative ADF images using an empirical equation, which is a function of an ADF imaging system setting. The quantification procedure fully implements the nonlinear response of the ADF imaging system, which is critical in high-sensitivity observation. We applied the procedure for observation of a graphene specimen with 1-4 layers. The inner and outer angles of an ADF detector, which are important parameters in quantitative analyses, were precisely measured. The quantitative contrast of ADF images was in agreement with that of simulated images, and the quantitative ADF imaging allowed us to directly count the number of graphene layers.