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Silicon dioxide amorphous

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dispersion not 0.09 eV/ch but 0.099 eV/ch biblio cited in "Reference" for calibration purpose sama spectrum after deconvolution and normalization is also proposed in this database Analyst: S.Schamm. Temperature: Room.

Use in HyperSpy
import exspy

spectra = exspy.data.eelsdb(title="Silicon dioxide amorphous", formula="a-SiO2")
s = next(sp for sp in spectra if sp.original_metadata.json.id == 21588)
s.plot(plot_edges=True)

Specimen

Formula
a-SiO2
Elements
Si, O
Edges
Si L2,3
Step
0.099 eV

Keywords

  • imported from old site

Treatment

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

Acquisition

Microscope
CM20
Gun
LaB6
Beam energy
100 kV
Convergence semi-angle
5.1 mrad
Collection semi-angle
6.14 mrad
Resolution
1.08 eV
Mode
Diffraction
Detector
Parallel: 666 Gatan
Probe size
55 nm²
Integration time
1.6 s
Readouts
3

Reference

P.E. Batson 3M 2 (1991) 395-402

Other links

Please cite this spectrum

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

Sylvie Schamm. Silicon dioxide amorphous (a-SiO2). EELS Data Base, spectrum 21588, 2007. https://eelsdb.eu/spectra/silicon-dioxide-amorphous-3/

P.E. Batson 3M 2 (1991) 395-402

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{Schamm2007eelsdb21588,
  author = {Sylvie Schamm},
  title = {Silicon dioxide amorphous},
  howpublished = {EELS Data Base, spectrum 21588},
  year = {2007},
  url = {https://eelsdb.eu/spectra/silicon-dioxide-amorphous-3/}
}

@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}
}