Polar Domains (IMAGE)

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Polar Domains

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Using a technique called multi-slice electron ptychography (MEP), researchers move a nanoscale-sized probe of electrons over a material and measure the resulting electron diffraction patterns. Overlapping regions can be used to create a 3-D scan of the material’s atomic structure.

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Courtesy of James LeBeau et al

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