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| Nanotech Web |
Researchers in the UK and Japan have succeeded in tracking dislocations in graphene – a sheet of carbon atoms just one atom thick – with unprecedented resolution using electron microscopy. The work may help scientists better understand plasticity in 2D structures and how dislocation motion affects the mechanical properties of this, and other technologically important materials.
Specifically, Scanning Tunneling Microscopy/Tunneling Electron Microscope (TEM). Shows a 3D image by using a stylus a given distance from a prepared sample.
Nanotech Web: TEM tracks dislocations in graphene
Nobel Prize education: Scanning Tunneling Microscope (STM)
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