2001
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2818.2001.00898.x
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Electron energy‐loss near‐edge structure – a tool for the investigation of electronic structure on the nanometre scale

Abstract: SummaryElectron energy-loss near-edge structure (ELNES) is a technique that can be used to measure the electronic structure (i.e. bonding) in materials with subnanometre spatial resolution. This review covers the theoretical principles behind the technique, the experimental procedures necessary to acquire good ELNES spectra, including potential artefacts, and gives examples relevant to materials science.

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“…Within the dipole approximation, when the X-ray momentum vector and X-ray polarization vectors are equal, the EEL spectrum is directly equivalent to the X-ray absorption cross-section (see ref. 38). The core and valence electrons were treated with ultrasoft pseudopotentials 39 and the PBEsol exchange-correlation functional 40 .…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Within the dipole approximation, when the X-ray momentum vector and X-ray polarization vectors are equal, the EEL spectrum is directly equivalent to the X-ray absorption cross-section (see ref. 38). The core and valence electrons were treated with ultrasoft pseudopotentials 39 and the PBEsol exchange-correlation functional 40 .…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Electron energy-loss experiments probe the part of the molecular orbital which is projected onto the atom with the original 2p state. Although one may not be able to distinguish between the effects of covalent or ionic bonding, 22 important information on bonding, charge compensation, and hybridization upon compound formation can still be revealed. 16,23,24 The cobalt-based skutterudites are among those which have received most attention in studies of skutterudites as thermoelectric materials.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Furthermore, the near-edge fine-structure of EELS edges (ELNES) reflects the local unoccupied density of states 5 at the exited atom [15,16], thus additional information on phases, bonding and electronic structure can be obtained in parallel. Using the combination of STEM and EELS, it is possible to measure the composition and obtain electronic structure information with a spatial resolution approaching atomic dimensions [17][18][19][20].…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%