Practical Electron Microscopy and Database

An Online Book, Second Edition by Dr. Yougui Liao (2006)

Practical Electron Microscopy and Database - An Online Book

Table of Contents/Index

Chapter/Index: Introduction | A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z | Appendix

I (body-centered) lattices/I-centering & their space groups  
Orthorhombic
I222 (23) I212121 (24)
Imm2 (44) Iba2 (45)
Ima2 (46) Immm (71)
Ibam (72) Ibca (73)
Imma (74)
Tetragonal
I4 (79) I41 (80)
I-4 (82) I4/m (87)
I41/a (88) I422 (97)
I4122 (98) I4mm (107)
I4cm (108) I41md (109)
I41cd (110) I-4m2 (119)
I-4c2 (120) I-42m (121)
I-42d (122) I4/mmm (139)
I4/mcm (140) I41/amd (141)
I41/acd (142)
Cubic
I23 (197) I213 (199)
Im-3 (204) Ia-3 (206)
I432 (211) I4132 (214)
I-43m (217) I-43d (220)
Im-3m (229) Ia-3d (230)
Comparison between Space Group P1 and Space Group Irnmm  
Ice formation in EM observations Icosahedral short-range ordering
Icosahedral quasicrystals (IQCs) ICP: Comparison among TEM, APT, ToF SIMS and ICP-MS
Ideal/perfect lenses in EMs III-V compounds
iFast (Integrated Fast Automation Software Technology)
Illumination in EM systems
Illumination in TEM mode Illumination in STEM mode
Imaging geometries of TEM and STEM systems Comparison between Electron-Beam-Probing (eBP) and Laser Voltage Imaging/Probing (LVI/LVP)
Coherent illumination in EMs  
Parallel illumination in EMs Electron beam convergence
Effects of axial illumination conditions in TEM system Maximum usable illumination angle in STEM
Uneven illumination effect on Fourier transform in TEM Effects of illumination coherence on spatial resolution in TEMs
Illuminating spot size & intensity changed by condenser lens  
Image 
Image-forming lens system in (S)TEM systems Image curvature in EMs
TEM image formation/imaging process Image-forming Cs-corrector
Electron Voltage Imaging (EVI) and Electron Voltage Probing (EVP)  
Image quality in EMs Image helical rotation and inversion when changing magnification or focusing
Electronic optical imaging sensors/Image sensors Image spectroscopy/imaging spectrum (IS)
Morphological image processing  
Image shift/drift in TEM
Minimization of image drift and other instabilities   Young’s fringes produced by TEM image shift (with and without monochromator)
Aberration determinations by image shift due to tilting illumination Image-shift function and its lens in TEM
 Image plane
Diffraction pattern formed in imaging condition/image plane/objective plane Electron wavefunction in image plane in real space and reciprocal space
Image series reconstructions
TEM spatial resolution improved by defocus series  
Imaging conditions
Best TEM imaging conditions  
Immersion
In-lens (immersion lens/through-the-lens) SEM detectors Symmetric immersion lens as objective lens in SEM systems
Symmetric immersion lens as objective lens in SEMs  
 
Impact parameter Challenges in in-line SEM inspection on wafers
Implantation
Silicon/nitrogen implantation application to suppress IC failure Defects in crystals formed by ion-implantation and annealing
 
In-focus in electron microscopy In-column energy filters & spectrometers
In-line electron holography In-line/Gabor’s holography
Incoherent aberrations in EMs
Chromatic aberration and its coefficient Incoherence/energy spread in SEM imaging
Incoherent electrons
Incoherent thermal diffuse scattering (TDS) electrons in (S)TEM STEM/TEM imaging with incoherent electrons
Incoherence & HAADF  
 
Incoherent coincidence site lattice (CSL) boundary Incommensurate phases
Incomplete charge collection in EDS measurements  
Index of refraction Index of refraction of electron lenses
Indexing electron diffraction patterns of crystal structures
Indexing Kikuchi lines Indexing SAD (selected area diffraction) patterns
Indexing CBED patterns Indexing HOLZ patterns
Diffraction comparison between different cubic crystal structures Miller indices
Phase identification with XRD and its procedure Indexing electron diffraction patterns starting with zone axis  
Examples of indexed electron diffraction patterns of HCP crystals Examples of indexed electron diffraction patterns of FCC crystals
Low index planes Zone axis determined by cross-product
Examples of indexed electron diffraction patterns of rhombohedral crystals Example of indexing electron diffraction pattern from twins
Automatically indexing TEM electron diffraction patterns using machine learning  
Indium (In)
EDS measurement of indium (In)
AlGaInP InN
InP InAs
Compound semiconductor Phase diagram of In-X
 
Indirect aberration corrections  
Indirect interband transition Indirect bandgap
Inelastic scattering mechanisms
Inelastic collision/scattering between energetic electrons and materials "Mixed" inelastic scattering and its EELS
Phonon excitation (heat) Collective plasmon excitation (valence electrons).
Single electron excitation, including inner (direct ionization of core levels) and outer shell scattering. Direct radiation losses (Bremsstrahlung radiation).
Excitation of conducting electrons leading to secondary electron emissions.  
Inelastic scattering from outer-shell electrons shown in EELS profile Angle of inelastic scattering
Cross-section for inelastic scattering in EELS measurements Electron inelastic differential cross section
Delocalization in inelastic scattering Spatial resolution of inelastic signals
Intensity comparison between elastic and inelastic scatterings Theory on inelastic mean free path (IMFP) of electrons
Dependence of inelastical scattering of electrons on atomic number Dependence of single and multiple inelastical scatterings of electrons on TEM sample thickness
Mean free path of electron scattering (elastic and inelastic) Inelastical phonon excitation and thermal diffuse scattering (TDS) of electrons in EMs
Elastic-inelastic multislice simulation for EELS Impact of anisotropy on EELS intensity in anisotropic materials
EELS intensity depending on areal density of atoms Intensity of EELS core-loss signal
Inelastic imaging 
Difference of focus depth for inelastic (core-loss EFTEM) and elastic imaging    
Information limit of a microscope Information limit/transfer in HRTEM  
Information loss in HRTEM measurements  
Infrared
Infrared optical fibers Infrared windows
Comparison between infrared spectroscopy and EELS  
Inner-shell electron
Inner-shell excitation in electron energy loss spectroscopy Ground-state energy of inner-shell electron
Excitation of inner-shell electrons  
Input dialogs and popup windows of scripts for DM  
In Situ/Environmental TEM/STEM Observations  In situ FIB lift-out TEM sample preparation
History of In Situ/environmental TEM/STEM observations Vacuum sealed electron transparent windows for in-situ TEM
Thermal-diffuse-scattering in in-situ heating HAADF-STEM  
In-situ heating in TEM
Black-white diffraction contrast due to formation of loops & defect clusters In-situ TEM observations of chemical processes
In situ observations
In situ observation in optical microscopes In situ observation in cathodoluminescence imaging
In situ SEM observation of electromigration In Situ liquid TEM/STEM analysis
Instability
Specimen (stage) drift/instability/movement in TEMs/STEMs Electron beam drift/instability/movement in TEMs/STEMs
Instability of TEM imaging due to charging Instability of electron gun emission
Instability in accelerating voltage of electron beam  
Multi beam inspection tool from ASML
Installation/room/environment of EM systems Integrated reflection coefficient
Total, partial and integral cross-sections for inner-shell ionization SEM observation of structures underneath insulators
 Intensity
Intensity of electron wave in specimen depth Kinematically diffracted electron and X-ray beams & their intensities
Intensity of transmitted electron beam in TEM Intensity of diffracted electron beam in TEM
Intensity distribution in the CBED disks Intensity distribution of HRTEM image
Intensity & amplitude of scattered wave by atoms Intensity comparison between elastic and inelastic scatterings
Diffractogram intensity spectra in TEM measurements Diffractogram intensity spectra of thin amorphous TEM specimen
EDS intensities and their ratio collected by detector Maximum intensity of plasmon energy loss peak
Diffraction intensity distribution in reciprocal lattices Intensity/counts of EELS
Intensity of bremsstrahlung X-rays: Kramers' law Intensity of characteristic X-rays
Beam intensities at two-beam diffraction condition Factors affecting contrast/intensity of elemental measurements (EELS & EDS)
Interaction 
Interaction constant/parameter (between incident electrons and specimen) Energy loss function in interaction of incident electrons with materials
Interaction between incident charged particle (ion) and matter Interaction of X-ray with materials
Interaction between incident electrons and matters 
Dynamical theory for energetic electron-matter interaction Incident electrons interacting with electrons in solids
Interaction between incident electron beam and atomic nuclei    
 Interaction volume
Interaction volumes for generation of secondary electrons Interaction volumes for generation of Auger electrons
Interaction volumes for generation of backscattered electrons Interaction volumes for generation of characteristic X-rays
“Effective” interaction volume for EELS measurements in TEM Interaction volumes for generation of continuum X-rays
Interaction volumes for generation of secondary fluorescence (X-rays) Effects of beam-specimen interaction volume on CBED
Interatomic spacing of materials
Analysis of interatomic spacing of amorphous materials using electron diffraction  
Interband transition and measured by EELS
Interband transition strength Direct interband transition
Indirect interband transition Interband plasmon peak energy
Free-electron and interband transition metals  
Interface
Difference of atomic structure between surface, interface, and bulk Interface between two crystals
Investigation and quantification of elemental segregation at interface TEM contrast/fringes at interface between two materials
Interfacial diffusion mechanism of electromigration in interconnects in ICs EELS profile at interface between two thin films
Interfacial defects in materials Interface analysis by TEM/STEM
ADF(HAADF)-STEM contrast at interfaces Stress/strain fields at interfaces
Resistive contact with resistive interface
Interfacial angles of cubic crystals  
Interference 
Plane wave and interference pattern in electron holography Coherence of electron beam/interference pattern in STEM/Ronchigram
Interference between direct and diffracted beams in TEM Interference width in off-axis hologram
Elements with possible X-ray interferences in EDS Film thickness determination by X-ray reflectivity/interference
Intergrowth compounds Interline transfer (IT) CCD
Intermediate/diffraction lens International/Hermann-Mauguin notations for symmetry elements
International technology roadmap for semiconductors International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC)
Interplanar crystal spacing of the seven crystal families Internet & World Wide Web (website) for electron microscope and materials
 Interpretation of EM data
Atomic number (Z)-contrast Imaging on STEM  Poor TEM sample quality limiting data interpretation
Interpretation of TEM/STEM Images  
Interstitial
Vacancy & interstitial generation in FIB milling Point defects (vacancy & interstitial) generated in Ar-milling
Inversion
Center of inversion (center of symmetry, i) Image helical rotation and inversion when changing magnification or focusing
Iodine/I2 
IBr ICl
Lead Iodide (PbI2)  
Ion
High angle elastic scattering of ions Optics in electron and ion microscopes
Mechanical, electron and ion probe diameters EDS measurement of ion (Fe)
Electromigration transport mobility of ions in materials  
 Ion beams and their applications as detection tools
Focused ion beam (FIB) Scanning helium ion microscopy (SHIM or HeIM)
Secondary ion mass spectrometry (SIMS) FIB (ion beam) induced deposition (IBID)
Secondary electron emission by ion irradiation Ion sources for FIB
Ion beam induced structural change/damage at surfaces
Grain growth induced by FIB milling Chemical changes induced by ion beam irradiation
Throughput in E-beam Inspection  
Intermetallic phase formation induced by ion beam irradiation "Mottling" visible in FIB and Ar-milled specimens
 
Ion getter pumps Ionic migration induced by charging effect in SEM
 Ion irradiation
Ion irradiation induced secondary electron emission  Secondary electron emission from metal surfaces by ion irradiation
Ion irradiation dose High-energy-particle irradiation on materials
Ionic bonding-type materials 
Comparison between ionic, covalent, and metallic materials Atomic & ionic radii and valence states of chemical elements
Radius ratio rule  
 Ionic sputtering
Ionic sputtering yield in FIB Ionic sputter yield depending on grain orientation
Ion milling for TEM sample preparation Milling rate of materials in FIB
 Ionization of atoms
Critical (ionization) energy/threshold (theory) Ionization cross sections and ionization energy/threshold (table)
Ionization cross section Mean ionization energy (potential) of complex materials
Radiation ionization energy to form electron-hole pairs in materials Ionization energy/dopant energy levels of impurities in Si
Momentum transfer of incident electrons after atomic ionization/energy loss Penning gauge/(cold cathode) ionization gauge
Ionization damage in EMs
Ionization damage (radiolysis) by incident electrons processes (mechanisms) Shape of ionization edge/core-loss edge in EELS
Most possible scattering angle of incident electrons after atomic ionization/energy loss  
 Ionization edge/core-loss edge in EELS profile
Shape of ionization edge/core-loss edge in EELS Fine structure of ionization edges in EELS
 Ionization (collision) stopping power
Intermetallic phase formation induced by ion beam irradiation Interaction between incident electron beam and atomic nuclei  
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Iron (Fe)
EDS/x-rays of iron (Fe) EELS measurement of iron (Fe)
C-doped Fe/carbon in iron
Ni-doped Fe/nickel in iron Steels
Iron (Fe) shroud in electromagnetic lenses TMO6 octahedral lattice
Fe-based metallic-glass alloys FePt alloys
Iso-chromatic imaging in EFTEM
Non-isochromaticity of energy filter  
 
Isoplanatic approximation Isotropic wet etch
Iterative wave function reconstruction for image series reconstruction with TEM