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Development of a high resolution scanning transmission electron microscope with a foil lens for correction of spherical aberration

Research Project

Project/Area Number 05555099
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Developmental Scientific Research (B)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Research Field 電子デバイス・機器工学
Research InstitutionNagoya University

Principal Investigator

HANAI Takaaki  Nagoya University, Electronics, Associate Professor, 工学部, 講師 (00156366)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) SUGIYAMA Setsuko  Nagoya Industrial Science Research Institute, Associate Professor, 専任助教授 (00115586)
TANAKA Shigeyasu  Nagoya University, Electronics, Assistant Professor, 工学部, 助手 (70217032)
HIBINO Michio  Nagoya University, Center for Integrated Research in Science and Engineering, Pr, 理工科学総合研究所センター, 教授 (40023139)
Project Period (FY) 1993 – 1995
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 1995)
Budget Amount *help
¥7,400,000 (Direct Cost: ¥7,400,000)
Fiscal Year 1995: ¥700,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000)
Fiscal Year 1994: ¥1,700,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,700,000)
Fiscal Year 1993: ¥5,000,000 (Direct Cost: ¥5,000,000)
KeywordsSpherical Aberration / Aberration Correction / Foil Lens / Scanning Transmission Electron Microscopy / Shadow Image / Electron Probe / Quantum Noise / 球面収差補正 / 電子レンズ / プローブフォーミングレンズ / 非回転対称収差 / 統計ノイズ / 信号演算処理
Research Abstract

1. Development of a foil lens for the scanning transmission electron microscope (STEM) : In order to design the foil lens with the optimum characteristics, the third and fifth order spherical aberration coefficients were calculated. It was found that the correction is achieved at a practical foil lens voltage by making the diameter of the electrode aperture as small as 0.4mm. A side-entry type foil lens was developed based on the calculation.
2. Construction and optimization of the system for detection of signal electrons : A detection system of signal electrons was optimized with a bright field/dark field detector. When electrons leaving the specimen at angles up to 26 mrad were detected, electrons acattered by the foil of the foil lens with angles of larger than 6.3 mrad were screened by a detection aperture diaphragm and images of high signal-to noise ratios.
3. Measurements and evaluation of correction characteristics of the foil lens : The newly developed foil lens was operated in S … More TEM and the spherical aberration coefficient was measured with shadow image method. The spherical aberration coefficient decreased as the foil lens voltage was increased and turned negative at around 350 V.The measured spherical aberration coefficients were in good agreement with the calculation when the fifth order spherical aberration was taken into account, which proved the correction of spherical aberration.
4. Observation of STEM images with the foil lens : Fine gold particles were observed with and without the foil lens at the accelerating voltage of 200 kV,and the images were compared. Fine particles of a smaller distance were resolved with the foil lens and, therefore, an improvement of resolution using the foil lens was shown for the first time.
5. Evaluation from calculated current density distributions of the electron probe : For evaluation of the result of the correction experiment, the probe profile was calculated wave-optically. The profile for the foil lens voltage of 350 V was nearly the same as the ideal profile without any aberrations. The optimum voltage was in good agreement with the experimental one giving the highest resolution, which suggests that almost perfect correction was obtained. Less

Report

(4 results)
  • 1995 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report Summary
  • 1994 Annual Research Report
  • 1993 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (27 results)

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All Publications (27 results)

  • [Publications] 花井 孝明: "Effect of the Three-fold Astigmatism on the Foil Lens Used for Correction of the Spherical Aberration of a Probe-forming Lens" Optik. 97. 86-90 (1994)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      1995 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] 花井 孝明: "Improvement of Maximum Entropy Method for Reduction of the Statistical Noise in Electron Microscope Images" Electron Microscopy 1994. 1. 435-436 (1994)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      1995 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] 花井 孝明: "Characteristics and Effectiveness of a Foil Lens in Correcting the Spherical Aberration of Electron Probe Instruments" Abst.4th Int.Conf.Charged Particle optics. 226-227 (1994)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      1995 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] 日比野 倫夫: "Detectin System for Fast STEM Elemental Mapping Using Parallel EELS with a Moderate-Scale Detector" Microbeam Analysis. 3. 299-303 (1994)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      1995 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] 日比野 倫夫: "Formation of Fine Electron Probe by Correction of the Spherical Aberration and Its Application to STEM" Proc.1st China-Japan Joint Symposium on Microbeam Analysis. 33-38 (1994)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      1995 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] 花井 孝明: "Increase of Current Density of the Electron Probe by Correction of the Spherical Aberration with a Side-entry Type Foil Lens" Journal of Electron Microscopy. 44. 301-306 (1995)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      1995 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Takaaki Hanai: "Effect of the Three-fold Astigmatism on the Foil Lens Used for Correction of the Spherical Aberration of a Probeforming Lens" Optik. 97. 86-90 (1994)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      1995 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Takaaki Hanai: "Improvement of Maximum Entropy Method for Reduction of the Statistical Noise in Electron Microscope Images" Electron Microscopy 1994. 1. 435-436 (1994)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      1995 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Takaaki Hanai: "Characteristics and Effectiveness of a Foil Lens in Correcting the Spherical Aberration of Electron Probe Instruments" Abst.4th Int.Conf.Charged Particle Optics. 226-227 (1994)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      1995 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Michio Hibino: "Detection System for Fast STEM Elemental Mapping Using Parallel EELS with a Moderate-Scale Detector" Microbeam Analysis. 3. 299-303 (1994)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      1995 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Michio Hibino: "Formation of Fine Electron Probe by Correction of the Spherical Aberration and Its Application to STEM" Proc.1st China-Japan Joint Symposium on Microbeam Analysis. 33-38 (1994)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      1995 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Takaaki Hanai: "Increase of Current Density of the Electron Probe by Correction of the Spherical Aberration with a Side-entry Type Foil Lens" Journal of Electron Microscopy. 44. 301-306 (1995)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      1995 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] 花井孝明: "Effect of the Three-Fold Astigmatism on the Foil Lens Used for Correction of the Spherical Aberration of a Probe-Forming Lens" Optik. 97. 86-90 (1994)

    • Related Report
      1995 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] 花井孝明: "Immprovement of Maximum Entropy Method for Reduction of the Statistical Noise in Electron Microscope Images" Electron Microscopy 1994. 1. 435-436 (1994)

    • Related Report
      1995 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] 花井孝明: "Characteristics and Effectiveness of a Foil Lens in Correcting the Spherical Aberration of Electron Probe Instrumwnts" Abst.4th Int.Conf.Charged Particle Optics. 226-227 (1994)

    • Related Report
      1995 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] 日比野倫夫: "Detection System for Fast STEM Elemental Mapping Using Parallel EELS with a Moderate-Scale Detector" Microbeam Analysis. 3. 299-303 (1994)

    • Related Report
      1995 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] 日比野倫夫: "Formation of Fine Electron Probe by Correction of the Spherical Aberration and Its Application to STEM" Proc.!st China-Japan Joint Symposium on Microbeam. 33-38 (1994)

    • Related Report
      1995 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] 花井孝明: "Increase of Current Density of the Electron Probe by Correction of the Spherical Aberration with a Side-Entry Type Foil Lens" Journal of Electron Microscopy. 44. 301-306 (1995)

    • Related Report
      1995 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] 花井孝明: "Effect of the three-fold astigmatism on the foil leil lens used fpr correction of the spherical aberration of a probe-forming lens" Optik. 97. 86-90 (1994)

    • Related Report
      1994 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] 花井孝明: "Improvement of maximum entropy method for reduction of the statistical noise in electron microscope images" Electron Microscopy 1994. 1. 435-436 (1994)

    • Related Report
      1994 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] 田中成泰: "Electron Microscopy study of modulated structures in LPE-grown InGaAsP epitaxial layers lattice matchrd on (001)GaAs" Electron Microscopy 1994. 1. 617-618 (1994)

    • Related Report
      1994 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] 日比野倫夫: "STEM elemental mapping system using PEELS of a mpderate-scale detector" Electron Microscopy 1994. 1. 621-622 (1994)

    • Related Report
      1994 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] 花井孝明: "Characteristics and effectiveness of a foil lens in correcting the spherical aberration of electron probe instruments" Proc.4th Int.Conf.Charged Particle Optics. 226-227 (1994)

    • Related Report
      1994 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] 日比野倫夫: "Detection system for fast STEM elemental mapping using parallel EELS with a moderate-scale detector" Micrbeam Analysis. 3. 299-303 (1994)

    • Related Report
      1994 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] 花井 孝明: "最大エントロピー法を用いた画像処理のSTEMへの応用" 日本電子顕微鏡学会「電子顕微鏡による材料研究のための新手法」研究部会予稿集. 16-20 (1993)

    • Related Report
      1993 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] 日比野 倫夫: "Spectrum-acquisition Imaging System for STEM Elemental Mapping using PEELS with a Moderate-scale Detector." Proc.7th Chiness-Japanese Electron Microscopy Seminar(in print). 1. (1993)

    • Related Report
      1993 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] 田中 成泰: "Raman Scattering of InGaAsP Lattice-matched to GaAs in the Region of Immiscibility." Japanese Journal of Applied Physics. 32. 2718-2721 (1993)

    • Related Report
      1993 Annual Research Report

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