Thomas C. Pekin

ORCID: 0000-0002-0841-6460
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Research Areas
  • Advanced X-ray Imaging Techniques
  • Advanced Electron Microscopy Techniques and Applications
  • Electron and X-Ray Spectroscopy Techniques
  • Microstructure and mechanical properties
  • Metallic Glasses and Amorphous Alloys
  • Pediatric Urology and Nephrology Studies
  • Medical Imaging Techniques and Applications
  • Magnetic properties of thin films
  • MRI in cancer diagnosis
  • Integrated Circuits and Semiconductor Failure Analysis
  • Advanced X-ray and CT Imaging
  • Advancements in Photolithography Techniques
  • Advanced Surface Polishing Techniques
  • Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications
  • Surface Roughness and Optical Measurements
  • Metal and Thin Film Mechanics
  • Advanced Materials Characterization Techniques
  • Aluminum Alloy Microstructure Properties
  • Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Steels
  • Aluminum Alloys Composites Properties
  • Anodic Oxide Films and Nanostructures
  • Nuclear Physics and Applications
  • Surface and Thin Film Phenomena
  • Phase-change materials and chalcogenides
  • Elasticity and Material Modeling

Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
2019-2024

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
2016-2021

University of California, Berkeley
2016-2021

Molecular Foundry
2019-2021

Humboldt State University
2021

Scanning transmission electron microscopy (STEM) allows for imaging, diffraction, and spectroscopy of materials on length scales ranging from microns to atoms. By using a high-speed, direct detector, it is now possible record full 2D image the diffracted beam at each probe position, typically grid positions. These 4D-STEM datasets are rich in information, including signatures local structure, orientation, deformation, electromagnetic fields other sample-dependent properties. However,...

10.1017/s1431927621000477 article EN cc-by Microscopy and Microanalysis 2021-05-21

Abstract To date, there has not yet been a direct observation of the initiation and propagation individual defects in metallic glasses during deformation at nanoscale. Here, we show through combination situ nanobeam electron diffraction large-scale molecular dynamics simulations that can directly observe changes to local short medium range atomic ordering formation shear band. We experimentally spatially resolved reduction order prior banding due increased strain. compare this simulations,...

10.1038/s41467-019-10416-5 article EN cc-by Nature Communications 2019-06-04

Abstract We present a method that lowers the dose required for an electron ptychographic reconstruction by adaptively scanning specimen, thereby providing spatial information redundancy in regions of highest importance. The proposed is built upon deep learning model trained reinforcement learning, using prior knowledge specimen structure from training data sets. show adaptive ptychography outperforms alternative low-dose experiments terms resolution and quality.

10.1038/s41598-023-35740-1 article EN cc-by Scientific Reports 2023-05-30

The local elastic strains during tensile deformation in a CuZrAlAg metallic glass are obtained by fitting an elliptic shape function to the characteristic amorphous ring electron diffraction patterns. Scanning nanobeam enables strain mapping with resolution of few nanometers. Here, fast direct detector is used acquire patterns at sufficient speed map transient continuous loading situ transmission microscope. direction was found increase loading. After catastrophic fracture, residual that...

10.1063/1.5025686 article EN Applied Physics Letters 2018-04-23

The overdetermination of the mathematical problem underlying ptychography is reduced by a host experimentally more desirable settings. Furthermore, reconstruction sample-induced phase shift typically limited uncertainty in experimental parameters and finite sample thicknesses. Presented conjugate gradient descent algorithm, regularized optimization for (ROP), that recovers partially known along with shift, improves resolution incorporating multislice formalism to treat thicknesses, includes...

10.1364/oe.396925 article EN cc-by Optics Express 2020-08-07

Summary Gallium‐based focused ion beams generated from liquid–metal sources are widely used in micromachining and sample preparation for transmission electron microscopy, with well‐known drawbacks such as damage contamination. In this work, an alternative (neon) beam by a gas field‐ionization source is evaluated the of electron‐transparent specimens. To do so, sections Si Al alloy prepared both Ga Ne direct comparison. Diffraction‐contrast imaging energy dispersive x‐ray spectroscopy to...

10.1111/jmi.12416 article EN Journal of Microscopy 2016-05-12

High-throughput grain mapping with sub-nanometer spatial resolution is demonstrated using scanning nanobeam electron diffraction (also known as 4D transmission microscopy, or 4D-STEM) combined high-speed direct-electron detection. An probe size down to 0.5 nm in diameter used and the sample investigated a gold–palladium nanoparticle catalyst. Computational analysis of 4D-STEM data sets performed disk registration algorithm identify peaks followed by feature learning map individual grains....

10.1017/s1431927621011946 article EN cc-by Microscopy and Microanalysis 2021-06-25

Abstract Increasing interest in three-dimensional nanostructures adds impetus to electron microscopy techniques capable of imaging at or below the nanoscale three dimensions. We present a reconstruction algorithm that takes as input focal series four-dimensional scanning transmission (4D-STEM) data. apply approach lead iridate, PbIrO, and yttrium-stabilized zirconia, YZrO, heterostructure from data acquired with specimen single plan-view orientation, epitaxial layers stacked along beam...

10.1017/s1431927622012090 article EN Microscopy and Microanalysis 2022-06-24

A detailed analysis of ptychography for three-dimensional (3D) phase reconstructions thick specimens is performed. We introduce multi-focus ptychography, which incorporates a 4D-STEM defocus series to enhance the quality 3D along beam direction through higher overdetermination ratio. This method compared with established multi-slice techniques, such as conventional regularized and multi-mode ptychography. Additionally, we contrast an alternative that uses virtual optical sectioning...

10.1093/mam/ozae110 article EN Microscopy and Microanalysis 2024-11-02

Journal Article Comparison of Compression Methods for Ptychographic Reconstructions through Decomposition the Diffraction Patterns in Orthonormal Bases Get access Anton Gladyshev, Gladyshev Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Institut für Physik & IRIS Adlershof, Germany Search other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Marcel Schloz, Schloz Thomas C Pekin, Pekin Christoph T Koch Corresponding author: christoph.koch@hu-berlin.de Microscopy and Microanalysis, Volume 28, Issue...

10.1017/s1431927622002306 article EN Microscopy and Microanalysis 2022-07-22

Journal Article Towards Ptychography with Structured Illumination, and a Derivative-Based Reconstruction Algorithm Get access W Van den Broek, Broek Institut für Physik & IRIS Adlershof, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Germany Corresponding author: vandenbroek@physik.hu-berlin.de Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar M Schloz, Schloz TC Pekin, Pekin PM Pelz, Pelz Max Planck Institute the Structure Dynamics of Matter, Center Free Electron Laser Science,...

10.1017/s1431927619001028 article EN Microscopy and Microanalysis 2019-08-01

A detailed analysis of ptychography for 3D phase reconstructions thick specimens is performed. We introduce multi-focus ptychography, which incorporates a 4D-STEM defocus series to enhance the quality along beam direction through higher overdetermination ratio. This method compared with established multi-slice techniques, such as conventional regularized and multi-mode ptychography. Additionally, we contrast an alternative that uses virtual optical sectioning reconstructed scattering matrix...

10.48550/arxiv.2406.01141 preprint EN arXiv (Cornell University) 2024-06-03

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10.1017/s143192761800154x article EN Microscopy and Microanalysis 2018-08-01

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10.1017/s1431927621003238 article EN Microscopy and Microanalysis 2021-07-30

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10.1017/s1431927618001526 article EN Microscopy and Microanalysis 2018-08-01

Focused ion beam (FIB) milling is a widely-used technique for transmission electron microscopy (TEM) sample preparation [1].FIB-based of TEM samples offers number unique capabilities, including site-specific over wide size regime nanometers to many microns and also the ability thin inhomogeneous with high precision [2].Coupled micromanipulators beam-assisted material deposition, modern commercial FIBs can prepare electron-transparent sections analysis from virtually any system [3]- [5].All...

10.1017/s1431927616001586 article EN Microscopy and Microanalysis 2016-07-01

Journal Article Probing Crystalline Defects Using an EBSD-Based Virtual Dark-Field Method Get access Shiteng Zhao, Zhao National Center for Electron Microscopy, Molecular Foundry, Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, USADepartment of Materials Science & Engineering, University California, USA Search other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Ruopeng Zhang, Zhang Thomas Pekin, Pekin Department Physics, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Germany Andrew M Minor...

10.1017/s1431927619010699 article EN Microscopy and Microanalysis 2019-08-01

Journal Article High Resolution Three-Dimensional Reconstructions in Electron Microscopy Through Multifocus Ptychography Get access Marcel Schloz, Schloz Humboldt Universität zu Berlin, Institut für Physik & IRIS Adlershof, Germany Corresponding author: schlozma@hu-berlin.de Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Thomas C Pekin, Pekin Hamish G Brown, Brown National Center Microscopy, Molecular Foundry, Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, Berkeley, California...

10.1017/s1431927622002203 article EN Microscopy and Microanalysis 2022-07-22

Journal Article ab initio Electrostatic Potentials for 4D-STEM Ptychographic Reconstruction Get access Jacob Madsen, Madsen University of Vienna, Faculty Physics, Austria Search other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Christoph Hofer, Hofer Electron Microscopy Materials Science (EMAT), Antwerp, Belgium Thomas C Pekin, Pekin Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Institut für Physik & IRIS, Adlershof, Germany Marcel Schloz, Schloz Thuy An Bui, Bui Koch, Koch Timothy J...

10.1017/s143192762200229x article EN Microscopy and Microanalysis 2022-07-22
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