Differential phase-contrast microscopy at atomic resolution

A technique capable of detecting the electric field associated with individual atoms is now demonstrated. Atomic-resolution differential phase-contrast imaging using aberration-corrected scanning transmission electron microscopy provides a sensitive probe of the gradient of the electrostatic potential in a crystal lattice.

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