Electron microscopy of sillenites

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Abstract

In this undergraduate project, the student performed transmission and scanning electron microscopy measurements on two sillenite compounds: Bi$_{12}$SiO$_{20}$ and Bi$_{25}$InO$_{39}$. To our knowledge, the electron diffraction patterns of sillenites have not been reported in the literature before. Our preliminary results show that both the tetravalent and trivalent compound have the sillenite structure. Using concepts from undergraduate solid state physics, the student will explain how the electron diffraction patterns were analyzed.

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Authors

  • Craig Scurti

    Department of Physics. University of North Florida.

  • Nicolas Auvray

    Department of Physics. University of North Florida.

  • Michael Lufaso

    Department of Chemistry. University of North Florida.

  • Hideo Kohno

    Department of Physics. Osaka University.

  • Daniel Arenas

    University of North Florida, Department of Physics. University of North Florida.