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Circular dichroism

First page of the paper published in "nature" dealing with EMCD (Nature 441 (May 2006), pp. 486-488).

Magnetic circular dichroism (MCD) was first proven for electrons in 2003 theoretically (C. Hebert und P. Schattschneider, Ultramicroscopy 96 (2003), pp. 463-468). Prior it was accesible only for X-ray spectroscopy. The experimental proof succedded 3 years later and found a big echo within the EELS-community. Since then the spatial resolution of EMCD was improved by the team of USTEM from more than 200 nm to less than 2 nm. It is now possible to study the magnetic behaviour of interfacial atoms in magnetic multilayers.

One important research topic of USTEM is therefore - beside valence EELS and low voltage EELS - the theoretical and experimental description of EMCD in order to keep on top on this topic.

Ein Forschungsschwerpunkt von USTEM liegt daher - neben der  - in der experimentellen und mathematischen Beschreibung des Zirkulardichroismus, um auch hier weiter federführend zu bleiben.

On behalf of completeness a list of foreign literature can be found at the end of this page.

For detailled information please contact Prof. Dr. Peter Schattschneider.

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Publications

Publications in peer-reviewed jounals:


  1. A proposal for dichroic experiments in the electron microscope
    C. Hebert and P. Schattschneider
    Ultramicroscopy 96 (2003), pp.463-468

  2. Correlation and the density-matrix approach to inelastic electron holography in solid state plasma
    P. Schattschneider, H. Lichte
    Physical Review B 71, (2005), pp. 45130

  3. Detection of magnetic circular dichroism using a transmission electron microscope
    P. Schattschneider, S. Rubino, C. Hébért, J. Rusz, J. Kuneš, P. Novák, E. Carlino, M. Fabrizioli, G. Panaccione, G. Rossi
    Nature, 441 (May 2006), pp. 486-488

  4. Electron energy-loss spectrometry for metals: some thoughts beyond microanalysis
    P. Schattschneider,C. Hébert, M. Stöger-Pollach
    International Journal of Materials Research 97 (2006), 920-927

  5. First-principles theory of chiral dichroism in electron microscopy applied to 3d ferromagnets
    J. Rusz, S. Rubino, P. Schattschneider
    Physical Review B 75 (2007), 214425

  6. Experimental application of sum rules for electron energy loss magnetic chiral dichroism
    L. Calmels, F. Houdellers, B. Warot-Fonrose, C. Gatel, M. J. Hÿtch, V. Serin, E. Snoeck, P. Schattschneider
    Phyiscal Review B 76 (2007), pp. 060409(R)

  7. State of the art in energy loss magnetic chiral dichroism (EMCD)
    V. Serin, F. Houdellier, B. Warot-Fonrose, L. Calmels, M. Stöger-Pollach, C. Hebert, S. Rubino, P. Schattschneider, J. Rusz, P. Novak, M. Hytch
    Michroscopy and Microanalysis     13 Suppl. 2 (2007), pp. 1286-1287

  8. Verification of Electron Magnetic Chiral Dichroism in a TEM by Reversing the Specimen's Magnetisation
    C. Hurm, J. Zweck, M. Stöger-Pollach, S. Rubino, C. Hébert and P. Schattschneider
    Mcroscopy and Microanalysis 13 Suppl. 3 (2007), pp 12-13

  9. New Electron Energy Loss Magnetic Chiral Dichroism (EMCD) configuration using an aberration-corrected transmission electron microscope
    F. Houdellier, B. Warot-Fonrose, M.J. Hÿtch, E. Snoeck, L. Calmels, V. Serin, P. Schattschneider
    Microscopy and Microanalysis  13 Suppl. 3 (2007), pp 48-49

  10. Magnetic circular dichroism in EELS: Towards 10 nm resolution
    P. Schattschneider, C. Hébert, S. Rubino, M. Stöger-Pollach, J. Rusz and P. Novák
    Ultramicroscopy, 108 (2008), 5; pp. 433 - 438

  11. Magnetic circular dichroism in electron energy loss spectrometry
    C. Hébert, P. Schattschneider, S. Rubino, J. Rusz, P.Novák, M. Stöger-Pollach
    Ultramicroscopy 108 (2008), pp. 277-284

  12. Magnetic circular dichroism in electron microscopy
    J. Rusz, P. Novák, S. Rubino, C. Hébert, P. Schattschneider
    Acta Physica Polonica A 113 (2008), pp. 599-604

  13. Energy loss Magnetic Chiral Dichroism: a new technique for the study of  magnetic properties in the electron microscope (invited)
    P. Schattschneider, S. Rubino, M. Stöger-Pollach, C. Hébert, J. Rusz, L. Calmels
    Journal of Applied Physics, 103 (2008), pp. 07D931 1-6

  14. Detection of magnetic circular dichroism on the two-nanometer scale
    P. Schattschneider, M. Stöger-Pollach, S. Rubino, M. Sperl, C. Hurm, J. Zweck, J. Rusz
    Physical Review B, 78 (2008), 104413

Invited talks:

  1. Observation of circular dichroism in the TEM
    P. Schattschneider, S. Rubino, C. Hébert
    Microscopy and Microanalysis 2004, Savannah (USA), 1.-5.8.2004

  2. A new holographic technique: Chiral Dichroism in the TEM
    P. Schattschneider
    2nd European Workshop on Electron Holography, Dresden (Germany), 30.9.2004

  3. Circular dichroic experiments with electrons – recent results of the CHIRALTEM project
    P. Schattschneider, S. Rubino, C. Hébert, E. Carlino, M. Fabrizioli, P. Formanek, H. Lichte, J. Zweck, C. Hurm, P. Novák, J. Rusz
    EDGE 2005 Int. EELS-Workshop Grundlsee (Austria), 1.-5.5.2005

  4. Principles of energy loss chiral dichroism in the TEM
    P. Schattschneider
    FEMMS – X International Conference on Frontiers of Electron Microscopy in Materials
    Science    , Kasteel Vaalsbroek (Netherland), 25.-30.9.2005

  5. High resolution magnetic circular dichroism in the electron microscope
    P. Schattschneider
    Ateliers-conférences: „Théorie et expériences à SOLEIL“, Soleil, Saint-Aubin (France),
    3.-4.11.2005

  6. Circular dichroism in the electron microscope: first results
    P. Schattschneider, S. Rubino, C. Hébert, P. Formanek, H. Lichte, C. Hurm, J. Zweck
    Ateliers-conférences: „Théorie et expériences à SOLEIL“, Soleil, Saint-Aubin (France),
    3.-4.11.2005

  7. Magnetic circular dichroism in the electron microscope
    P. Schattschneider
    Seminar, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia, 17.02.2006

  8. Magnetic Circular Dichroism in the TEM
    S. Rubino, C. Hébert, P. Schattschneider
    Seminar, NCR National Institute for Nanotechnology (NINT), Edmonton, Canada, 27.06.2006

  9. Magnetic Circular Dichroism in the TEM
    S. Rubino, C. Hébert, P. Schattschneider
    Seminar, UBC Physics & Astronomy Seminar, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada, 29.06.2006

  10. Magnetic Circular Dichroism in the TEM
    S. Rubino, C. Hébert, P. Schattschneider
    Seminar, Department of Physics, University of Washington, Seattle, USA, 06.07.2006

  11. CHIRALTEM: Circular Dichroism in the Transmission Electron Microscope
    C. Hébert, S. Rubino, P. Schattschneider, C. Hurm, J. Zweck, E. Carlino, M. Fabrizioli, G. Panaccione, G. Rossi, J. Rusz, P. Novák, P. Formanek, H. Lichte
    Proc. 16th International Microscopy Congress, Sapporo, Japan, 3.-8.9.2006, Vol. 2, p. 826

  12. XMCD in the Electron Microscope: using Electrons instead of photons as a probe
    P. Schattschneider, C. Hébert, S. Rubino
    4th International Workshop on Nanoscale Spectroscopy and Nanotechnology, Rathen, Germany, 17.-21.09.2006

  13. The present state of EMDC
    P. Schattschneider
    Seminar, Laboratoire de Physique des Solides, Université Paris-Sud, Orsay, France, 23.02.2007

  14. EMCD: Magnetic circular dichroism in the electron microscope
    P. Schattschneider
    Seminar: Stuttgarter Physikalisches Kolloquium, Max-Planck-Institute für Festkörper und Metallforschung, Stuttgart, Germany, 17.04.2007

  15. Magnetic circular dichroism in the electron microscope- A new technique for nanomagnetism
    P. Schattschneider
    Seminar: University Vienna, Inst. for Physical Chemistry, Vienna, Austria, 21.05.2007

  16. The principle of EMCD
    P. Schattschneider, C. Hébert, S. Rubino, M. Stöger-Pollach
    3rd CHIRALTEM Workshop, Trieste, Italy, 31.05.-01.06.2007

  17. State of the art of EMCD techniques
    S. Rubino, M. Stöger-Pollach, C. Hébert, P. Schattschneider
    3rd CHIRALTEM Workshop, Trieste, Italy, 31.05.-01.06.2007

  18. EMCD: A new technique for the study of magnetic properties in the electron microscope
    P. Schattschneider
    Seminar talk, Univ. de Poitiers, 3.7.2007

  19. Magnetic circular dichroism in electron microscopy
    J. Rusz, P. Novák, S. Rubino, C. Hébert, P. Schattschneider
    CSMAG’07, Košice, Slovakia, 9.-12.07.2007

  20. EMCD: a new technique for the study of magnetic properties in the Electron Microscope
    P. Schattschneider
    52nd Magnetism and Magnetic materials Conference, Tampa, FL, USA, 22.-25.11.2007

  21. EMCD: Magnetic Chiral Dichroism in the Electron Microscope
    P. Schattschneider, S. Rubino, M. Stöger-Pollach, C. Hébert, J. Rusz, L. Calmels,
    B. Warot-Fonrose, F. Houdellier, V. Serin, P. Novák
    MRS (Materials Research Society) conference, Boston, USA, 26.-30.11.2007

  22. Detection of magnetic properties on the nanometer scale
    M. Stöger-Pollach, P. Schattschneider, S. Rubino, C. Hébert
    psi-k workshop on Magnetism in Complex Systems, Vienna, Austria, 16-19 April 2009

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Literature

Recent literature from other research groups:

As can be seen, other EELS-research groups started working on this topic later than USTEM.  This demonstrates once the actuality of this topic and second it shows that USTEM has a lead over other groups in the determination of EMCD.

  1. Electron magnetic linear dichroism (EMLD) and electron magnetic circular dichroism (EMCD) in electron energy loss spectroscopy
    P.A. van Aken, L. Gu, D. Goll, G. Schütz
    Microscopy and Microanalysis 13 (2007), pp.486-487

  2. Sum rules for electron energy loss near edge spectra
    J. Rusz, O. Eriksson, P. Novák, P.M. Oppeneer
    Physical Review B 76 (2007), art. no. 060408

  3. Mapping inelastic intensities in diffraction patterns of magnetic samples using the energy spectrum imaging technique
    B. Warot-Fonrose, F. Houdellier, M.J. Hÿtch, L. Calmels, V. Serin and E. Snoeck
    Ultramicroscopy 108 (2008), pp. 393-398

  4. Spin and orbitalmoment sum-rules for the electron energy loss chiralmagnetic
    dichroism
    J.Rusz, O. Eriksson, P. Novak, P.M. Oppeneer
    Physica B: Condensed Matter 403 (2008), pp. 1614-1615

  5. Electron energy-loss spectroscopy in the TEM*
    Raymond F Egerton
    Rep. Prog. Phys. 72 (2009); art. no. 016502


 

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