Electron channelling : challenges and opportunities for compositional analysis of nanowires by TEM

Ek, M. (author): Lund University,Lunds universitet,NanoLund: Centre for Nanoscience,Annan verksamhet, LTH,Lunds Tekniska Högskola,Centrum för analys och syntes,Kemiska institutionen,Institutioner vid LTH,Other operations, LTH,Faculty of Engineering, LTH,Centre for Analysis and Synthesis,Department of Chemistry,Departments at LTH,Faculty of Engineering, LTH

Lehmann, Sebastian (author): Lund University,Lunds universitet,NanoLund: Centre for Nanoscience,Annan verksamhet, LTH,Lunds Tekniska Högskola,Fasta tillståndets fysik,Fysiska institutionen,Institutioner vid LTH,Other operations, LTH,Faculty of Engineering, LTH,Solid State Physics,Department of Physics,Departments at LTH,Faculty of Engineering, LTH

Wallenberg, Reine (author): Lund University,Lunds universitet,NanoLund: Centre for Nanoscience,Annan verksamhet, LTH,Lunds Tekniska Högskola,Centrum för analys och syntes,Kemiska institutionen,Institutioner vid LTH,Other operations, LTH,Faculty of Engineering, LTH,Centre for Analysis and Synthesis,Department of Chemistry,Departments at LTH,Faculty of Engineering, LTH

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Abstract Subject headings

Energy dispersive x-ray spectroscopy in a transmission electron microscope is often the first method employed to characterize the composition of nanowires. Ideally, it should be accurate and sensitive down to fractions of an atomic percent, and quantification results are often reported as such. However, one can often get substantial errors in accuracy even though the precision is high: for nanowires it is common for the quantified V/III atomic ratios to differ noticeably from 1. Here we analyse the origin of this systematic error in accuracy for quantification of the composition of III-V nanowires. By varying the electron illumination direction, we find electron channelling to be the primary cause, being responsible for errors in quantified V/III atomic ratio of 50%. Knowing the source of the systematic errors is required for applying appropriate corrections. Lastly, we show how channelling effects can provide information on the crystallographic position of dopants.

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