Electron energy-loss spectroscopy

Abstract

Solid-state scientists have many analytical techniques to choose from. But electron energy-loss spectroscopy does some things that no other technique can quite match. Electron energy-loss spectroscopy can, for example, form chemical maps of nanometre-sized regions in solid samples. It can be used to characterize interfaces buried deep in samples and to identify trace elements in biological specimens. It can even look at an individual row of atoms in a crystal and identify the type of atoms and their bonding states.