Internal electric field on steering charge migration: modulations, determinations and energy‐related applications

X Yue, J Fan, Q Xiang - Advanced Functional Materials, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Energy‐related problems induced by ever‐continuous fossil consumption have arisen as
one of the most challenging issues in the 21st century, imposing urgent demands on …

Mapping plasmons at the nanometer scale in an electron microscope

M Kociak, O Stéphan - Chemical Society Reviews, 2014 - pubs.rsc.org
In this tutorial review, we present the use of electron energy loss spectroscopy (EELS) and
cathodoluminescence (CL) spectroscopy for surface plasmon mapping within metallic …

Bright UV Single Photon Emission at Point Defects in h-BN

R Bourrellier, S Meuret, A Tararan, O Stéphan… - Nano …, 2016 - ACS Publications
To date, quantum sources in the ultraviolet (UV) spectral region have been obtained only in
semiconductor quantum dots. Color centers in wide bandgap materials may represent a …

Cathodoluminescence excitation spectroscopy: Nanoscale imaging of excitation pathways

N Varkentina, Y Auad, SY Woo, A Zobelli, L Bocher… - Science …, 2022 - science.org
Following optical excitations' life span from creation to decay into photons is crucial in
understanding materials photophysics. Macroscopically, this is studied using optical …

Unveiling nanometer scale extinction and scattering phenomena through combined electron energy loss spectroscopy and cathodoluminescence measurements

A Losquin, LF Zagonel, V Myroshnychenko… - Nano …, 2015 - ACS Publications
Plasmon modes of the exact same individual gold nanoprisms are investigated through
combined nanometer-resolved electron energy-loss spectroscopy (EELS) and …

Development of a high brightness ultrafast transmission electron microscope based on a laser-driven cold field emission source

F Houdellier, GM Caruso, S Weber, M Kociak… - Ultramicroscopy, 2018 - Elsevier
We report on the development of an ultrafast Transmission Electron Microscope based on a
cold field emission source which can operate in either DC or ultrafast mode. Electron …

Cathodoluminescence in the scanning transmission electron microscope

M Kociak, LF Zagonel - Ultramicroscopy, 2017 - Elsevier
Cathodoluminescence (CL) is a powerful tool for the investigation of optical properties of
materials. In recent years, its combination with scanning transmission electron microscopy …

Cathodoluminescence for the 21st century: Learning more from light

T Coenen, NM Haegel - Applied Physics Reviews, 2017 - pubs.aip.org
On August 22, 1879, in a lecture to the British Association for the Advancement of Science, 1
Sir William Crookes announced that “radiant matter”(his term for the electrons emerging from …

Photon bunching in cathodoluminescence

S Meuret, LHG Tizei, T Cazimajou, R Bourrellier… - Physical review …, 2015 - APS
We have measured the second order correlation function [g (2)(τ)] of the
cathodoluminescence intensity resulting from the excitation by fast electrons of defect …

Plasmon spectroscopy and imaging of individual gold nanodecahedra: a combined optical microscopy, cathodoluminescence, and electron energy-loss spectroscopy …

V Myroshnychenko, J Nelayah, G Adamo… - Nano …, 2012 - ACS Publications
Imaging localized plasmon modes in noble-metal nanoparticles is of fundamental
importance for applications such as ultrasensitive molecular detection. Here, we …