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Elsevier, Ultramicroscopy, (147), p. 70-85

DOI: 10.1016/j.ultramic.2014.06.005

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Dynamical effects in strain measurements by dark-field electron holography

Journal article published in 2014 by E. Javon, A. Lubk, R. Cours, S. Reboh, N. Cherkashin ORCID, F. Houdellier, C. Gatel, M. J. Hytch
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Abstract

Here, we study the effect of dynamic scattering on the projected geometric phase and strain maps reconstructed using the dark-field electron holography (DFEH) for non-uniformly strained crystals. The investigated structure consists of a {SiGe/Si} superlattice grown on a (001)-Si substrate. The three-dimensional strain field within the thin TEM lamella is modelled by the finite element method. The observed projected strain is simulated in two ways by multiplying the strain at each depth in the crystal by a weighting function determined from a recently developed analytical two-beam dynamical theory, and by simply taking the average value. We demonstrate that the experimental results need to be understood in terms of the dynamical theory and good agreement is found between the experimental and simulated results. Discrepancies do remain for certain cases and are likely to be from an imprecision in the actual two-beam diffraction conditions, notably the deviation parameter, and points to limitations in the 2-beam approximation. Finally, a route towards a 3D reconstruction of strain fields is proposed.