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Abstract. 2014 We provide evidence for the existence of p ~ p-like transitions at the silicon L2,3-edges of common silicates. This arises due to the local, tetrahedral potential at the silicon site imposed by the nearest neighbour atoms leading to a loss of inversion symmetry. In order to successfully describe the resultant electron energy loss near-edge structure (ELNES) in such environments, we show that the consideration of such effects is extremely important.

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The Microstructural Physics group at the Cavendish Laboratory is actively involved in a considerable number of research projects which cover a broad range of materials science. In this paper, we describe briefly several such projects, with particular emphasis given to the application of parallel-detection electron energy loss spectroscopy (PEELS) on a scanning transmission electron microscope (STEM) to the analysis of materials such as stainless steels, catalysts, and high temperature superconductors. In addition, we describe a number of related projects that are currently being carried out in the group, particularly those which utilise and develop novel STEM imaging and analytical techniques.