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Ultramicroscopy. 2015 Feb;149:58-63. doi: 10.1016/j.ultramic.2014.11.013. Epub 2014 Nov 20.

Chirality determination of quartz crystals using electron backscatter diffraction.

Ultramicroscopy

Aimo Winkelmann, Gert Nolze

Affiliations

  1. Bruker Nano GmbH, Am Studio 2D, 12489 Berlin, Germany. Electronic address: [email protected].
  2. BAM, Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing, Unter den Eichen 87, 12205 Berlin, Germany. Electronic address: [email protected].

PMID: 25436930 DOI: 10.1016/j.ultramic.2014.11.013

Abstract

We demonstrate the determination of crystal chirality using electron backscatter diffraction (EBSD) in the scanning electron microscope. The chirality of α-quartz as a space-group-dependent property is verified via direct comparison of experimental diffraction features to simulations using the dynamical theory of electron diffraction.

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Keywords: Chirality; Electron backscatter diffraction; Kikuchi patterns; Quartz

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