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2 - History of Atomic-Scale Microscopy

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Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 March 2022

Thomas F. Kelly ,
Brian P. Gorman  and
Simon P. Ringer
Thomas F. Kelly
Affiliation:
Steam Instruments, Inc.
Brian P. Gorman
Affiliation:
Colorado School of Mines
Simon P. Ringer
Affiliation:
University of Sydney
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Summary

A complete, albeit brief review of the history of atoms and atomic-scale microscopy is offered. From the concept of the atom developed by Greek philosophers to the ultimate microscopy, the path of development is examined. Atomic-Scale Analytical Tomography (ASAT) is cited as the ultimate microscopy in the sense that the objects, atoms, are the smallest building blocks of nature. The concept of atoms developed as the scientific method grew in application and sophistication beginning in the Middle Ages. The first images of atoms were finally obtained in the mid-twentieth century. Early field ion microscopy evolved eventually into three-dimensional atom probe tomography. The crucial role of the electron microscope in atomic-scale microscopy is examined. Recently, combining atom probe tomography and electron microscopy has emerged as a path toward ASAT. The chapter concludes with the point that ASAT can be expected in the next decade.

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field emissionatom-probe field ion microscopyatom probe tomographyaberration correctionfield ion microscopyaberration-corrected microscopeatomic-resolution imagelocal electrode atom probe
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Atomic-Scale Analytical Tomography
Concepts and Implications
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Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2022

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