Spatial Resolutions of On-Axis and Off-Axis Transmission Kikuchi Diffraction Methods
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Sample Preparation
2.2. TKD
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Quantitative Evaluation of the Spatial Resolution
3.2. Difference in Spatial Resolution between the On-Axis and Off-Axis TKD Methods
3.3. Effects of the Accelerating Voltage and Specimen Thickness on the On-Axis and Off-Axis TKDs
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Shen, Y.; Xu, J.; Zhang, Y.; Wang, Y.; Zhang, J.; Yu, B.; Zeng, Y.; Miao, H. Spatial Resolutions of On-Axis and Off-Axis Transmission Kikuchi Diffraction Methods. Appl. Sci. 2019, 9, 4478. https://doi.org/10.3390/app9214478
Shen Y, Xu J, Zhang Y, Wang Y, Zhang J, Yu B, Zeng Y, Miao H. Spatial Resolutions of On-Axis and Off-Axis Transmission Kikuchi Diffraction Methods. Applied Sciences. 2019; 9(21):4478. https://doi.org/10.3390/app9214478
Chicago/Turabian StyleShen, Yitian, Jingchao Xu, Yongsheng Zhang, Yongzhe Wang, Jimei Zhang, Baojun Yu, Yi Zeng, and Hong Miao. 2019. "Spatial Resolutions of On-Axis and Off-Axis Transmission Kikuchi Diffraction Methods" Applied Sciences 9, no. 21: 4478. https://doi.org/10.3390/app9214478
APA StyleShen, Y., Xu, J., Zhang, Y., Wang, Y., Zhang, J., Yu, B., Zeng, Y., & Miao, H. (2019). Spatial Resolutions of On-Axis and Off-Axis Transmission Kikuchi Diffraction Methods. Applied Sciences, 9(21), 4478. https://doi.org/10.3390/app9214478