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Sep, 2018

Probing the Internal Atomic Charge Density Distributions in Real Space

ACS NANO
  • Gabriel Sanchez-Santolino
  • Nathan R. Lugg
  • Takehito Seki
  • Ryo Ishikawa
  • Scott D. Findlay
  • Yuji Kohno
  • Yuya Kanitani
  • Shinji Tanaka
  • Shigetaka Tomiya
  • Yuichi Ikuhara
  • Naoya Shibata
  • Display all

Volume
12
Number
9
First page
8875
Last page
8881
Language
English
Publishing type
Research paper (scientific journal)
DOI
10.1021/acsnano.8b03712
Publisher
AMER CHEMICAL SOC

Probing the charge density distributions in materials at atomic scale remains an extremely demanding task, particularly in real space. However, recent advances in differential phase contrast-scanning transmission electron microscopy (DPC-STEM) bring this possibility closer by directly visualizing the atomic electric field. DPC-STEM at atomic resolutions measures how a sub-angstrom electron probe passing through a material is affected by the atomic electric field, the field between the nucleus and the surrounding electrons. Here, we perform a fully quantitative analysis which allows us to probe the charge density distributions inside atoms, including both the positive nuclear and the screening electronic charges, with subatomic resolution and in real space. By combining state-of-the-art DPC-STEM experiments with advanced electron scattering simulations we are able to map the spatial distribution of the electron cloud within individual atomic columns. This work constitutes a crucial step toward the direct atomic scale determination of the local charge redistributions and modulations taking place in materials systems.

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.8b03712
Web of Science
https://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcAuth=JSTA_CEL&SrcApp=J_Gate_JST&DestLinkType=FullRecord&KeyUT=WOS:000445972400006&DestApp=WOS_CPL
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  • DOI : 10.1021/acsnano.8b03712
  • ISSN : 1936-0851
  • eISSN : 1936-086X
  • Web of Science ID : WOS:000445972400006

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