Element-resolved Kikuchi pattern measurements of non-centrosymmetric materials

Maarten Vos*, Aimo Winkelmann

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    Abstract

    Angle-resolved electron Rutherford backscattering (ERBS) measurements using an electrostatic electron energy analyser can provide unique access to element-resolved crystallographic information. We present Kikuchi pattern measurements of the non-centrosymmetric crystal GaP, separately resolving the contributions of electrons backscattered from Ga and P. In comparison to element-integrated measurements like in the method of electron backscatter diffraction (EBSD), the effect of the absence of a proper 4-fold rotation axis in the point group of GaP can be sensed with a much higher visibility via the element-resolved Ga to P intensity ratio. These element-resolved measurements make it possible to experimentally attribute the previously observed point-group dependent effect in element-integrated EBSD measurements to the larger contribution of electrons scattered from Ga compared to P.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)328-338
    Number of pages11
    JournalMaterials Characterization
    Volume123
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 1 Jan 2017

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