Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM) Basic Principles & Application in Thin Film Photovoltaic Materials Puvaneswaran Chelvanathan P65212 Principal Supervisor: Professor Dr. Nowshad Amin
Presentation Outline Introduction : Limitation of Visible Light Microscopy (VLM) Electron Wave-Like Nature TEM Components & Working Principle TEM Image Generation Interpretation of TEM Images Application in PV Research Field TEM Facility : Hi-Tech Ltd. Conclusion
Limitation of Light Microscopy
Resolution Illustration Diffraction Barrier Phenomena
Visible Light & λ Abbe’s Diffraction Limit : “ It is a poor comfort to hope that human ingenuity will find ways and means of overcoming this limit” 20 years later…….
Particle-Wave Duality P.E K.E Taking Relativistic Effect into account:
Accelerating Voltage Vs. λ
Light Vs. Electrons
Wave-Matter Interaction
Introduction to Electron Microcopy
Optical vs. TEM vs. SEM vs. CRT
TEM Working Principle
Electron Gun
Electron Gun Types
Electron Gun Types
Electron Lens
Electron Lens
Optical Lens vs. Electron Lens
Principle of Electron Lens
Electron Beam Alignment
Electron Beam Focusing
Imaging: “Seeing The Electrons”
Imaging vs. Diffraction Pattern (DP)
Imaging : Bright Field vs. Dark Field
Imaging : Bright Field vs. Dark Field
Imaging : Bright Field
Imaging : Bright Field
Diffraction Pattern
Diffraction Pattern
Diffraction Pattern
Diffraction Pattern
Diffraction Pattern
Diffraction Pattern
Application in PV Device/Materials
Application in PV Device/Materials
Application in PV Device/Materials
Application in PV Device/Materials
Application in PV Device/Materials
Application in PV Device/Materials
Application in PV Device/Materials
TEM Facility : Hitech, Puchong
Some Results…. MoS2
Some Results…. MoS2
XRD vs. SAED XRD SAED
Conclusion TEM Fundamental Limitation of VLM TEM Main components & operating principles Image generation: BF, DF and DP Interpretation of DP Application in PV research Jeol Electron Microscopy 1.25 MeV HVEM
* Remarks Topics Not covered: TEM Sample Preparation Convergent Beam Electron Microscopy (CBED) Analytical Electron Microscopy (AEM) - Electron Energy Loss Spectroscopy (EELS) - Cathodoluminescence (CL)