Lattice-image interpretation of a relatively-small-unit-cell crystal

Abstract

Many-beam lattice images obtained at 200 kV from V203 crystals are discussed in comparison with those calculated in the Bloch-wave approach. The technique of optical diffractogram and equal-thickness fringes is utilized, if possible, to determine the defocus value and the crystal thickness which are the essential parameters for objective interpretation at atomic resolution. Whereas images observed in a thin region (~<50 A) of crystal have been reproduced fairly well by simulation, there are others from thicker regions which are not always explained for lack of knowledge of the parameters. As for the effect of the partial coherence, the validity of the envelope-function approximation is examined with the aid of the first principle involving image-intensity summation, and under the experimental conditions used it proved to be satisfactory for qualitatively reproducing the observed image even for relatively thick (~<450 A) regions.