In situ TEM observation of magnetic materials

Microscopy Research and Technique

Volumn 72, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 187-196

  Tanase, Mihaela ^a   Petford Long, Amanda K ^a  

^a ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Differential phase contrast; Domains; Electron holography; In situ transmission electron microscopy; Lorentz microscopy; Magnetic imaging; Magnetic nanostructures; Magnetic phase; Magnetization reversal; Phase reconstruction; Phase retrieval; Transport of intensity

Indexed keywords

ELECTRON HOLOGRAPHY; ELECTRONS; HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; MAGNETIC DOMAINS; MAGNETIC MATERIALS; MAGNETIZATION REVERSAL; NANOSTRUCTURES;

DIFFERENTIAL PHASE CONTRAST; DOMAIN; IN-SITU TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPIES; LORENTZ MICROSCOPIES; MAGNETIC IMAGING; MAGNETIC NANOSTRUCTURES; MAGNETIC PHASE; MAGNETIZATION - REVERSAL; PHASE RECONSTRUCTION; PHASE RETRIEVAL; TRANSPORT OF INTENSITY;

THIN FILMS;

MAGNETIC NANOSTRUCTURE; NANOFILM; NANOMATERIAL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; HOLOGRAPHY; PHASE CONTRAST MICROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EID: 61449244571     PISSN: 1059910X     EISSN: 10970029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jemt.20671     Document Type: Article

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