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The Prospect of Spatially Accurate Reconstructed Atom Probe Data Using Experimental Emitter Shapes

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 November 2021

Jonathan Op de Beeck Open the ORCID record for Jonathan Op de Beeck [Opens in a new window] ,
Jeroen E. Scheerder Open the ORCID record for Jeroen E. Scheerder [Opens in a new window] ,
Brian P. Geiser ,
Joseph H. Bunton ,
Robert M. Ulfig Open the ORCID record for Robert M. Ulfig [Opens in a new window] ,
David J. Larson ,
Paul van der Heide ,
Wilfried Vandervorst  and
Claudia Fleischmann
Jonathan Op de Beeck*
Affiliation:
Imec, Kapeldreef 75, 3001 Leuven, Belgium Quantum Solid-State Physics Group, KU Leuven, Celestijnenlaan 200D, 3001 Leuven, Belgium
Jeroen E. Scheerder
Affiliation:
Imec, Kapeldreef 75, 3001 Leuven, Belgium
Brian P. Geiser
Affiliation:
CAMECA Instruments Inc., 5470 Nobel Drive, Madison, WI 53711, USA
Joseph H. Bunton
Affiliation:
CAMECA Instruments Inc., 5470 Nobel Drive, Madison, WI 53711, USA
Robert M. Ulfig
Affiliation:
CAMECA Instruments Inc., 5470 Nobel Drive, Madison, WI 53711, USA
David J. Larson
Affiliation:
CAMECA Instruments Inc., 5470 Nobel Drive, Madison, WI 53711, USA
Paul van der Heide
Affiliation:
Imec, Kapeldreef 75, 3001 Leuven, Belgium
Wilfried Vandervorst
Affiliation:
Imec, Kapeldreef 75, 3001 Leuven, Belgium Quantum Solid-State Physics Group, KU Leuven, Celestijnenlaan 200D, 3001 Leuven, Belgium
Claudia Fleischmann
Affiliation:
Imec, Kapeldreef 75, 3001 Leuven, Belgium Quantum Solid-State Physics Group, KU Leuven, Celestijnenlaan 200D, 3001 Leuven, Belgium
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*Corresponding author: Jonathan Op de Beeck, E-mail: [email protected]
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Abstract

Reliable spatially resolved compositional analysis through atom probe tomography requires an accurate placement of the detected ions within the three-dimensional reconstruction. Unfortunately, for heterogeneous systems, traditional reconstruction protocols are prone to position some ions incorrectly. This stems from the use of simplified projection laws which treat the emitter apex as a spherical cap, although the actual shape may be far more complex. For instance, sampled materials with compositional heterogeneities are known to develop local variations in curvature across the emitter due to their material phase specific evaporation fields. This work provides three pivotal precursors to improve the spatial accuracy of the reconstructed volume in such cases. First, we show scanning probe microscopy enables the determination of the local curvature of heterogeneous emitters, thus providing the essential information for a more advanced reconstruction considering the actual shape. Second, we demonstrate the cyclability between scanning probe characterization and atom probe analysis. This is a key ingredient of more advanced reconstruction protocols whereby the characterization of the emitter topography is executed at multiple stages of the atom probe analysis. Third, we show advances in the development of an electrostatically driven reconstruction protocol which are expected to enable reconstruction based on experimental tip shapes.

Keywords

atom probe tomographyemitter shapelocal magnificationreconstructionscanning probe microscopy
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Development and Computation
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Microscopy and Microanalysis , Volume 28 , Issue 4 , August 2022 , pp. 1141 - 1149
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Copyright © The Author(s), 2021. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of the Microscopy Society of America

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