Related papers: A method for crystallographic mapping of an alpha-…
The ultrawide-bandgap semiconductor $\beta$-Ga2O3 holds exceptional promise for next-generation power electronics and deep-ultraviolet optoelectronics, yet its widespread application is hindered by the lack of cost-effective, high-quality…
The orientation-dependence of thin-crystal lattice fringes can be gracefully quantified using fringe-visibility maps, a direct-space analog of Kikuchi maps. As in navigation of reciprocal space with the aid of Kikuchi lines,…
Development in lattice strain mapping using four-dimensional scanning transmission electron microscopy (4D-STEM) method now offers improved precision and feasibility. However, automatic and accurate diffraction analysis is still challenging…
Transmission electron beams (TEBs) have long been used to study and manipulate materials at nanometer scales. In the late 1970's, Cherns demonstrated surface pitting in Au films upon exposure to a 1MeV TEB and observed crystal dislocations…
We present the results of an experiment to image the interacting binary star beta Lyrae with data from the Navy Prototype Optical Interferometer (NPOI), using a differential phase technique to correct for the effects of the instrument and…
In differential phase contrast scanning transmission electron microscopy (DPC-STEM), variability in dynamical diffraction resulting from changes in sample thickness and local crystal orientation (due to sample bending) can produce contrast…
We demonstrate spatial mapping of the local and nano-scale structure of thin film objects using spatially resolved PDF analysis of synchrotron x-ray diffraction data. This is demonstrated in a lab-on-chip combinatorial array of sample spots…
Two-dimensional van der Waals crystals arise limitless scope for designing novel combinations of physical properties via controlling the stacking order or twist angle of individual layers. Lattice orientation between stacked monolayers is…
We report an ultrafast electron diffraction study of silver nanocrystals under surface plasmon resonance excitation, leading to a concerted fragmentation. By examining simultaneously transient structural, thermal, and Coulombic signatures…
Scanning probe microscopy is one of the most versatile windows into the nanoworld, providing imaging access to a variety of sample properties, depending on the probe employed. Tunneling probes map electronic properties of samples, magnetic…
Topo-Tomography (TT) is a synchrotron-based X-ray diffraction imaging technique used to characterize grain shape and crystal orientation in polycrystalline samples. This work aims to provide a decisive and fundamental understanding of 3D…
Computational screening in heterogeneous catalysis relies increasingly on machine learning models for predicting key input parameters due to the high cost of computing these directly using first-principles methods. This becomes especially…
Pattern matching approaches to electron backscatter diffraction (EBSD) in the scanning electron microscope (SEM) provide qualitatively new possibilities for the microstructural analysis of chiral non-centrosymmetric phases due to the…
Metalens research has made major advances in recent years. These advances rely on the simple design principle of arranging meta-atoms in regular arrays to create an arbitrary phase and polarization profile. Unfortunately, the concept of…
Using Monte Carlo simulations we study jamming and percolation processes upon the random sequential adsorption of dimers on binary alloys with different degrees of structural order. We obtain the equimolar mixtures used as substrates by…
Metasurface optical elements enable wavefront control and polarization manipulation with subwavelength resolution. Metasurfaces made of linearly birefringent meta-atoms such as rectangular nano-posts are commonly used to control phase and…
The displacement field in highly non uniformly strained crystals is obtained by addition of constraints to an iterative phase retrieval algorithm. These constraints include direct space density uniformity and also constraints to the sign…
Research over the years has shown that the formation of the Fe$_3$Si phase in FINEMET (Fe-Si-Nb-B-Cu) alloys leads to superior soft magnetic properties. In this work, we use a CALPHAD approach to derive Fe-Si phase diagrams to identify the…
Optical metasurfaces composed of metallic or dielectric scatterers (meta-atoms) promise a powerful way of tailoring light-matter interactions. Phase-change materials (PCMs) are prime candidates for non-volatile resonance tuning of…
A common approach to digital system design involves transforming a continuous-time (s-domain) transfer function into the discrete-time (z-domain) using methods such as Euler or Tustin. These transformations are shown to be specific cases of…