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Silicon

Low loss Si · (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) perpendicular to [110] planes.

Use in HyperSpy
import exspy

spectra = exspy.data.eelsdb(title="Silicon", formula="Si")
s = next(sp for sp in spectra if sp.original_metadata.json.id == 21604)
s.plot(plot_edges=True)

Specimen

Formula
Si
Elements
Si
Source and purity
silicon wafer
Energy range
-7.5 – 91.9 eV
Step
0.1 eV

Keywords

  • imported from old site

Treatment

Dark current corrected
Yes
Gain variation corrected
Yes
Thickness
0.4 t/λ

Acquisition

Microscope
Tecnai F20
Gun
feg Schottky
Beam energy
200 kV
Convergence semi-angle
8 mrad
Collection semi-angle
1.2 mrad
Resolution
0.7 eV
Mode
STEM
Detector
Parallel: GIF
Probe size
0.3 nm²
Integration time
0.5 s
Readouts
10

Reference

Structural and chemical analysis of a model Si-SiO2 interface using spatially resolved electron energy-loss spectroscopy M.C. Cheynet, T. Epicier Philosophical Magazine84, 17, (2004), 1753

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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. Silicon (Si). EELS Data Base, spectrum 21604, 2005. https://eelsdb.eu/spectra/silicon-5/

Structural and chemical analysis of a model Si-SiO2 interface using spatially resolved electron energy-loss spectroscopy
M.C. Cheynet, T. Epicier
Philosophical Magazine84, 17, (2004), 1753

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{Cheynet2005eelsdb21604,
  author = {(Dr) Marie Cheynet},
  title = {Silicon},
  howpublished = {EELS Data Base, spectrum 21604},
  year = {2005},
  url = {https://eelsdb.eu/spectra/silicon-5/}
}

@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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