Intensity (a.u)
166 165 164 163 162 161 160
Binding Energy (eV)
S 2p
MoS
2
tips
sidewalls
base
Figure 13–42. In Electron Spectroscopy for Chemical Analysis or ESCA microscopy, a monochromatic
beam is used to illuminate a region several micrometers across; electron optics are then used to image
a tunable electron ejection energy to reveal surface chemistry. Though this does not involve zone plate
imaging, we include it here due to its widespread use with tunable X rays. In this case a 90-nm resolu-
tion ESCA microscope was used to locate aligned MoS
2
nanotube bundles and select certain areas
along the axes of the tubes for detailed examination. The image at left was acquired using Mo 3d
electrons, while S 2p, Mo 3d, and valence band spectra taken at the tips and sidewalls and the growth
base from the Si wafer appear strongly affected by the low dimensionality of the nanotubes and
differ signifi cantly from the corresponding spectra taken on a reference MoS
2
crystal. (Reprinted from
Kiskinova et al., © 2003, with permission of EDP Sciences.)
Figure 14–13. Transport imaging
in polycrystalline ZnO. (a) Surface
topography. (b and c) SSPM images
under lateral bias exhibit potential
drops at grain boundaries, indica-
tive of grain boundary resistive
behavior. Note that the direction of
potential drops inverts with bias.
(d) Current maps for positive and
negative bias polarity. (Partially
reproduced from Kalinin and
Bonnell, Zeitschrift fur Metallkunde,
90, 983–989, 1999.)
Figure 13–43. Scanning photoemission microscope (SPEM) study of a plasma display cell. In this micro-
scope the specimen is scanned through the zone plate focus while photoelectrons are collected by an electron
spectrometer. This fi gure shows a SPEM image, a scanning electron micrograph, and photoelectron spectra
from several regions of the sample. In a plasma display cell, light of the appropriate color emerges through a
front glass window which is protected from plasma damage by a composite insulating layer including MgO.
The photoelectron spectra show aging in the Mg(OH)
2
component of the layer over the life of the display cell.
(Reprinted from Yi et al., © 2005, with permission from the Institute of Pure and Applied Physics.)
SEM Image
SPEM image
Relative B.E. (eV) Relative B.E. (eV)
Degree of ageing
2
1
3
Relative B.E. (eV)
MgCO
3
MgO
Mg 2p, 2
MgCO
3
MgO
Mg(OH)
2
Mg 2p,1
Intensity (a.u.)
MgCO
3
MgO
Mg 2p, 3
5 0 -5 5 0 -5 5 0 -5