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Crystallography determination with a <transmission electron microscopy> instead of the more classical <X-ray crystallography>.


Electron crystallography

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https://www.thermofisher.com/uk/en/home/materials-science/learning-center/applications/sem-tem-difference.html#:~:text=The%20difference%20between%20SEM%20and,sample)%20to%20create%20an%20image.

<Transmission electron microscopy>[TEM]: sample has to be very thin, you get a 2D image. Higher resolution possible.

<Scanning electron microscopy>[SEM]: sample does not need to be ultra thin, you get a 3D image. Lower resolution possible.


TEM vs SEM

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\Video[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V7lDXTdVwlo]
{title=Transmission Electron Microscope by LD SEF (2019)}
{description=Images some gold nanopraticles 5-10 nm. You can also get crystallographic information directly on the same machine.}


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 Incoming links: Transmission electron microscopy