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Microscopy techniques have played vital roles in materials science, biology, and nanotechnology, offering high-resolution imaging and detailed insights into properties at nanoscale and atomic level. The automation of microscopy experiments,…
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Automated experiments in 4D Scanning Transmission Electron Microscopy are implemented for rapid discovery of local structures, symmetry-breaking distortions, and internal electric and magnetic fields in complex materials. Deep kernel…
A home made DSP-controlled scanning probe microscope (SPM) system has been developed and its utilization as a tool for lithography on nanometer scale is reported. User-friendly graphic interface allows to directly perform nanolithography…
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