Framework sets new benchmarks for 3D atom maps in amorphous materials

Researchers at the California NanoSystems Institute at UCLA published a step-by-step framework for determining the three-dimensional positions and elemental identities of atoms in amorphous materials.
EurekAlert!

Figure 1. Example of an atomic substitution in a crystal (IMAGE)

Atomic substitution with La atoms: Ce8Pd24Sb → (Ce5,La3)Pd24Sb. The crystal structure was obtained from the ICSD database (CollCode: 83378). The space group is 221-Pm3m, and the crystal structures are ...
Nanowerk

A framework for mapping atoms in amorphous materials in three dimensions

A new computational framework maps 3D atomic positions in amorphous materials, achieving full accuracy for silica using simulated electron microscopy data.