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Boron nitride

Low loss BN · (Dr) Marie Cheynet · added 2005-05-26 · Beam energy and angles known · History

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Analyst: M. Cheynet. Temperature: Room. BEAM/Crystal: (close to) parallel to BN c axis.

Use in HyperSpy
import exspy

spectra = exspy.data.eelsdb(title="Boron nitride", formula="BN")
s = next(sp for sp in spectra if sp.original_metadata.json.id == 21607)
s.plot(plot_edges=True)

Specimen

Formula
BN
Elements
B, N
Source and purity
bamboo-like morphology nanotubes
Energy range
-7.61 – 90.08 eV
Step
0.098 eV

Keywords

  • imported from old site

Treatment

Dark current corrected
No
Gain variation corrected
No
Thickness
0.45 t/λ

Acquisition

Microscope
STEM-VG
Gun
cold field emission
Beam energy
100 kV
Convergence semi-angle
9.33 mrad
Collection semi-angle
1.2 mrad
Resolution
1 eV
Mode
STEM
Detector
Serial: VG EL80
Probe size
1.5 nm²
Integration time
1 s
Readouts
6

Reference

Improved comparison of low energy loss spectra with band structure calculations: the example of BN filaments. P. Moreau, M.C. Cheynet Ultramicroscopy 94 (2003) 293

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Please cite this spectrum

If you use this spectrum, cite the contributor's paper and the EELS Data Base.

(Dr) Marie Cheynet. Boron nitride (BN). EELS Data Base, spectrum 21607, 2005. https://eelsdb.eu/spectra/boron-nitride/

Improved comparison of low energy loss spectra with band structure calculations: the example of BN filaments.
P. Moreau, M.C. Cheynet
Ultramicroscopy 94 (2003) 293

Philip Ewels, Thierry Sikora, Virginie Serin, Chris P. Ewels and Luc Lajaunie. “A Complete Overhaul of the Electron Energy-Loss Spectroscopy and X-Ray Absorption Spectroscopy Database: eelsdb.eu.” Microscopy and Microanalysis 22, 717–724 (2016). doi:10.1017/S1431927616000179
BibTeX
@misc{Cheynet2005eelsdb21607,
  author = {(Dr) Marie Cheynet},
  title = {Boron nitride},
  howpublished = {EELS Data Base, spectrum 21607},
  year = {2005},
  url = {https://eelsdb.eu/spectra/boron-nitride/}
}

@article{ewels2016eelsdb,
  author = {Ewels, Philip and Sikora, Thierry and Serin, Virginie and Ewels, Chris P. and Lajaunie, Luc},
  title = {A Complete Overhaul of the Electron Energy-Loss Spectroscopy and X-Ray Absorption Spectroscopy Database: eelsdb.eu},
  journal = {Microscopy and Microanalysis},
  volume = {22},
  pages = {717--724},
  year = {2016},
  doi = {10.1017/S1431927616000179}
}
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