Microbeam analysis — Analytical electron microscopy — Selected-area electron diffraction analysis using a transmission electron microscope

ISO 25498:2010 specifies the method of selected-area electron diffraction (SAED) analysis using a transmission electron microscope (TEM) to analyse micrometer and sub-micrometer sized areas of thin crystalline specimens. Such specimens can be obtained in the form of thin sections from a variety of metallic and non-metallic materials, as well as fine powders, or alternatively by the use of extraction replicas. The minimum diameter of the selected area in a specimen which can be analysed by this method depends on the spherical aberration coefficient of the objective lens of the microscope and approaches 0,5 mm for a modern TEM. When the diameter of an analysed specimen area is smaller than 0,5 mm, the analysis procedure can also be referred to ISO 25498:2010 but, because of the effect of spherical aberration, some of the diffraction information in the pattern can be generated from outside of the area defined by the selected-area aperture. In such cases, the use of microdiffraction or convergent beam electron diffraction, where available, might be preferred. The success of the selected-area electron diffraction method relies on the validity of indexing the diffraction patterns arising, irrespective of which axis in the specimen lies parallel to the incident electron beam. Such analysis is therefore aided by specimen tilt and rotation facilities. ISO 25498:2010 is applicable to acquisition of SAED patterns from crystalline specimens, indexing the patterns and calibration of the diffraction constant.

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INTERNATIONAL ISO
STANDARD 25498
First edition
2010-06-01

Microbeam analysis — Analytical
electron microscopy — Selected-area
electron diffraction analysis using a
transmission electron microscope
Analyse par microfaisceaux — Microscopie électronique analytique —
Analyse par diffraction par sélection d'aire au moyen d'un microscope
électronique en transmission




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Contents Page
Foreword .iv
Introduction.v
1 Scope.1
2 Normative references.1
3 Terms, definitions and symbols .1
4 Principle.2
4.1 Spot diffraction pattern.2
4.2 Kikuchi pattern .5
4.3 Polycrystalline specimen.6
5 Equipment .7
6 Specimens.7
7 Reference materials .7
8 Experimental procedure .8
8.1 Instrument preparation .8
8.2 Procedure for acquirement of selected-area electron diffraction patterns.8
8.3 Determination of diffraction constant Lλ .10
9 Measurement and solution of the SAED patterns.11
9.1 Selection of the basic parallelogram.11
9.2 Indexing diffraction spots.12
10 The 180° ambiguity.13
11 Uncertainty estimation.13
11.1 Factors affecting accuracy.13
11.2 Calibration with a reference material .14
Annex A (informative) Interplanar spacing of pure Au and Al .15
Annex B (informative) Spot diffraction patterns of single crystals with body-centred cubic (BCC,
face-centred cubic (FCC) and hexagonal close packed (HCP) structure .16
Bibliography.28

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Foreword
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rights. ISO shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
ISO 25498 was prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 202, Microbeam analysis, Subcommittee SC 3,
Analytical electron microscopy.
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Introduction
Electron diffraction techniques are widely used in transmission electron microscopy (TEM) studies.
Applications include phase identification, determination of the crystalline lattice type and lattice parameters,
crystal orientation and the orientation relationship between two phases, phase transformations, habit planes
and defects, twins and interfaces, as well as studies of preferred crystal orientations (texture) etc. While
several complementary techniques have been developed, e.g. microdiffraction, convergent beam diffraction
and reflected diffraction, selected-area electron diffraction (SAED) is the most frequently employed. Selected-
area electron diffraction allows direct analysis of small areas of the sample (fine layers, grains, precipitates,
etc.) and is routinely performed on thin specimens of a variety of crystalline materials. The SAED is also a
supplementary technique for acquisition of high resolution images, microdiffraction or convergent beam
diffraction studies. The information generated is widely used in the studies of structure/property relationships
as well as for inspection and quality control purposes.
This International Standard explains the mechanism of the diffraction pattern formation, the practical aspects
of SAED operation and the indexing of the patterns.

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Microbeam analysis — Analytical electron microscopy —
Selected-area electron diffraction analysis using a transmission
electron microscope
1 Scope
This International Standard specifies the method of selected-area electron diffraction (SAED) analysis using a
transmission electron microscope (TEM) to analyse micrometer and sub-micrometer sized areas of thin
crystalline specimens. Such specimens can be obtained in the form of thin sections from a variety of metallic
and non-metallic materials, as well as fine powders, or alternatively by the use of extraction replicas. The
minimum diameter of the selected area in a specimen which can be analysed by this method depends on the
spherical aberration coefficient of the objective lens of the microscope and approaches 0,5 µm for a modern
TEM.
When the diameter of an analysed specimen area is smaller than 0,5 µm, the analysis procedure can also be
referred to this International Standard but, because of the effect of spherical aberration, some of the diffraction
information in the pattern can be generated from outside of the area defined by the selected-area aperture. In
such cases, the use of microdiffraction or convergent beam electron diffraction, where available, might be
preferred.
The success of the selected-area electron diffraction method relies on the validity of indexing the diffraction
patterns arising, irrespective of which axis in the specimen lies parallel to the incident electron beam. Such
analysis is therefore aided by specimen tilt and rotation facilities.
This International Standard is applicable to acquisition of SAED patterns from crystalline specimens, indexing
the patterns and calibration of the diffraction constant.
2 Normative references
The following referenced documents are indispensable for the application of this document. For dated
references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced
document (including any amendments) applies.
ISO/IEC 17025, General requirements for the competence of testing and calibration laboratories
3 Terms, definitions and symbols
For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply.
3.1
(h k l)
Miller indices of a specific set of crystalline planes
3.2
{h k l}
Miller indices, which denote a family of crystalline planes
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3.3
[u v w]
Miller indices of a specific crystalline direction or a zone axis
3.4
(u v w)
Miller indices, which denote a family of crystalline directions
3.5
interplanar spacing
d
hkl
perpendicular distance between consecutive planes of the crystalline plane set (h k l)
3.6
(u v w)*
indices of a plane in the reciprocal lattice
NOTE The normal of the reciprocal plane (u v w)* is parallel to the crystalline zone axis [u v w].
3.7
reciprocal vector
g
hkl
vector in the reciprocal lattice
NOTE The reciprocal vector g is normal to the crystalline plane (h k l) with its magnitude inversely proportional to
hkl
interplanar spacing d .
hkl
3.8
R
hkl
vector from centre 000 (the origin) to the diffraction spot h k l in a diffraction pattern
See Figure 1.
3.9
eucentric position
specimen position at which the image exhibits minimal lateral motion resulting from specimen tilting
4 Principle
When an energetic electron beam is incident upon a thin crystalline specimen in a transmission electron
microscope, a diffraction pattern will be produced in the back focal plane of the objective lens. This pattern is
magnified by the intermediate and projector lenses, and displayed on a viewing screen. This pattern can also
be displayed on a monitor if the TEM is equipped with a TV or charge-coupled device (CCD) camera system.
4.1 Spot diffraction pattern
The diffraction pattern of a single crystal appears as an array of 'spots', the basic unit of which is characterized
by a parallelogram. A schematic illustration of a spot diffraction pattern is shown in Figure 1. Each spot
corresponds to diffraction from a specific set of crystal lattice planes in the specimen, denoted by Miller
indices (h k l). The vector R is defined by the position of the diffracted spot h k l relative to position on the
hkl
pattern corresponding to the transmitted beam, i.e. the centre-spot 000 of the pattern. It is parallel to the
normal of the reflecting plane (h k l). The magnitude of R is inversely proportional to the interplanar spacing
hkl
d of the diffracting plane (h k l) (References [1], [2], [3] and [4] in the Bibliography). In the context of this
hkl
R , R ,()RR− ()RR+
International Standard, vectors  and are simplified as R ,
hk l hk l hk l hk l hk l h k l
1
111 222 222 1 11 111 2 2 2
R , R and R , respectively. The included angle between vectors R and R is denoted by γ *.
2 2−1 1+2 1 2
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Because the centre-spot is often very bright, it is often difficult to determine the exact centre of the pattern.
Therefore, a practical procedure is to establish the magnitude of R by measuring the distance between
hkl
1
the spots h k l and hk l on the diffraction pattern and dividing by two, i.e. . Figure 2
RR=+()R
hkl hkl
2 hk l
1
shows an example of the SAED pattern where the magnitude of R , R and R is obtained from ()R + R,
1 2 2−1 11
2
1 1
()R + R and ()RR+, respectively.
22 21−−21
2 2

Figure 1 — Schematic spot diffraction pattern from a single crystal, the basic parallelogram
constituted by the diffraction spots h k l , h k l , (h + h , k + k , l + l ) and central spot 000
1 1 1 2 2 2 1 2 1 2 1 2

Figure 2 — Example of SAED spot pattern showing the basic parallelogram constituted by R and R
1 2
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The relationship between the interplanar spacing d and the magnitude R for a reflecting plane (h k l) can
hkl hkl
be approximately expressed as (Reference [4] in the Bibliography)
2
⎡⎤
3
R
⎛⎞
hkl
LRλ=×d⎢⎥1(−× =R ×d1−∆) (1)
hklhkl ⎜⎟ hklhkl
L
8
⎝⎠
⎢⎥
⎣⎦
where
L=×fM×M is the diffraction camera length,
opi
f is the focal length, in millimetres, of the objective lens in the microscope,
o
M is the magnification of the intermediate lens,
i
M is the magnification of the projector lenses,
p
λ is the wavelength, in nanometres, of the incident electron beam which is dependent
upon the accelerating voltage and can be given by Equation (2) (Reference [2] in the
Bibliography):
1,226
λ(nm) = (2)
−6
VV(1+×0,978 8 10 )
where V is the accelerating voltage, in volts, of the TEM,
Lλ is the diffraction constant (or camera constant) of the transmission electron microscope operating
under the particular set of conditions. This parameter can be determined from the diffraction pattern
of a crystalline specimen of known lattice parameters (refer to 8.3).
For most work using a TEM, the value of ∆ in Equation (1) is usually smaller than 0,1 % and hence a more
simplified equation may be used, namely
R ×=dLλ (3)
hkl hkl
This relation can be understood through the Ewald sphere construction, which is illustrated in Figure 3. For the
derivation of the above equation, refer to the textbooks (References [2] to [6] in the Bibliography).
The use of Equation (3) requires measuring the length of R . Since, as mentioned earlier, the location of the
hkl
pattern centre may not be easily determined, it is recommended that the distance measurement taken,
2 R , be from the h k l diffracted spot to the hk l spot on the pattern. This is equivalent to a diameter
hk l 1 1 1 111
111
measurement on the ring pattern from a polycrystalline specimen. To obtain the interplanar information, the
measured distance 2 R is halved and Equation (3) applied.
hk l
111
If the camera constant is known, the interplanar spacing d of plane (h k l) can be calculated. The included
hkl
angle between any two vectors R and R can also be measured on the diffraction pattern. This is
hk l hk l
111 222
equal to the angle between the corresponding crystalline planes (h k l ) and (h k l ).
1 1 1 2 2 2
Since diffraction data from a single pattern will provide information on a limited number of the possible
diffracting planes in a specimen area, it is necessary to acquire additional diffraction patterns from the same
area (or from different grains/particles of the same phase). This requires either the tilting of the specimen or
the availability of differently oriented grains or particles of the same phase.
Acquire a second diffraction pattern from another zone axis from the same area by tilting the specimen so that
the two patterns contain a common spot row (also see 8.2.10). Index the diffracted spots, and then select
three non-planar spots in the two patterns to constitute a reciprocal lattice, which, if the spots correspond to
low values of Miller indices, may define the primitive unit cell of the crystal lattice. Therefore, crystal lattice
parameters can be determined and the orientation of the grain or particle in the thin specimen can also be
calculated.
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Key
1 incident beam
2 specimen
3 Ewald sphere
4 reciprocal plane
5 diffracted beam
6 diffraction pattern
7 transmitted beam
Figure 3 — Ewald sphere construction illustrating the diffraction geometry in TEM
4.2 Kikuchi pattern
When a specimen area is nearly perfect but not thin enough, Kikuchi lines may occur. They arise from
electrons scattered inelastically through a small angle and suffering only a very small energy loss being
scattered again this time elastically. This process leads to local variations of the background intensity in the
diffraction pattern and the appearance of Kikuchi lines.
The Kikuchi patterns consist of pairs of parallel bright and dark lines, which are parallel to the projection of the
corresponding reflecting planes. The bright (excess) line and dark (defect) line in the Kikuchi pattern are
denoted by K and K , respectively. Therefore, the line pair, K and K , will be perpendicular to
B−hkl D−hkl B−hkl D−hkl
the vector R from the corresponding crystalline plane (h k l). An example of a Kikuchi pattern is given in
hkl
Figure 4, where the bright line K and dark line K pair is superimposed on the spot pattern. The
B−hkl D−hkl
perpendicular distance D between the line pair, K and K , is related to the interplanar spacing d
K−hkl B−hkl D−hkl hkl
and camera constant Lλ by Equation (4).
D ×=dLλ (4)
K-hkl hkl
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The angles between different Kikuchi line pairs are also equal to the angles between the relevant crystalline
planes. The Kikuchi patterns present the real crystal symmetry of the specimen. They are a very useful aid in
tilting the specimen from one zone axis to another and also in establishing crystal orientation with very high
accuracy (References [6] and [7] in the Bibliography).
Generally, when Kikuchi lines are visible, the specimen-tilting method is preferred to acquire diffraction
patterns with different zone axes from the same area.

Figure 4 — Kikuchi pattern from a steel specimen, D : the distance between the line pair K
K−hkl B−hkl
(bright line) and K (dark line)
D−hkl
4.3 Polycrystalline specimen
The diffraction pattern from a polycrystalline specimen is comprised of a series of concentric rings centred on
the transmitted spot 000. An example of the pattern from a polycrystalline gold (Au) specimen is given in
Figure 5. Each diffracted ring arises from the diffraction beams from differently oriented crystalline planes of
the form {h k l}; each of these having an identical interplanar spacing. From the diameter of each diffraction
ring, the corresponding interplanar spacing d can be calculated using Equation (3). Indices of the diffraction
hkl
rings can be ascribed and then the lattice parameters can also be determined. For the method of indexing ring
patterns refer to that used in X-ray powder diffraction (Reference [8] in the Bibliography).

Figure 5 — Diffraction ring pattern with indices from a polycrystalline Au specimen
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5 Equipment
5.1 Transmission electron microscope, with double tilt or tilt rotation specimen holder.
5.2 For a TEM not equipped with a TV or CCD camera system, films or imaging plates are necessary for
recording the patterns. When films are used, the following facilities are also required.
5.2.1 Measuring magnifier and protractor, to measure length and plane angle, respectively.
5.2.2 Photographic materials and negative viewer.
5.2.3 Darkroom, with negative developing and fixing outfit.
5.3 Facilities for specimen preparation.
6 Specimens
6.1 Most specimens are prepared as thin foils (References [9] and [10] in the Bibliography). The shape and
external size of the specimen should match that of the TEM specimen holder or alternatively it can be held by
a support grid. Extraction replicas or powdered specimens shall be prepared on the grid with supporting films.
6.2 The selected specimen area shall be thin enough for the electron beam to pass through it and
diffraction patterns can be observed on the viewing screen.
6.3 The surface of the specimen shall be clean, dry and flat without an oxidizing layer or any contamination.
6.4 For those materials that are stable under energetic particle beam bombardment, contamination on the
specimen surface can be avoided or removed by ion beam sputtering or other techniques before the TEM
observation (Reference [10] in the Bibliography).
6.5 Prepared specimens shall be labelled and placed in a special specimen box and preserved in a
desiccator or evacuated container.
7 Reference materials
A reference specimen is required for determining the diffraction constant Lλ of the microscope in electron
diffraction studies. In principle, any thin crystalline foil or powder could be considered as the reference
specimen, provided its crystalline structure and lattice parameters have been acquired accurately and they are
certified and stable under irradiation of the electron beam. The thickness of the crystal foil or powder grain
size should be consistent with the beam energy and the quality of the diffraction pattern (when it is too thick
the pattern will lack sharpness).
Reference materials in common use are polycrystalline specimens made from pure gold (which has a face-
centred cubic (fcc) lattice with parameter a = 0,407 8 nm) or pure aluminium (Al) (fcc structure with lattice
parameter a = 0,404 9 nm). The mass fraction of Au or Al in the reference materials shall be not less than
99,9 %. The reference specimen shall be prepared by evaporating a small piece of Au or Al on a grid with a
supporting film.
It is also feasible to evaporate a layer of the reference material onto a local surface area of the specimen,
which is to be analysed.
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8 Experimental procedure
8.1 Instrument preparation
8.1.1 The general working condition of the TEM laboratory shall comply with ISO/IEC 17025.
8.1.2 It is recommended to use the cold finger of TEM before conditioning in order to minimize specimen
contamination.
8.1.3 When the vacuum of the transmission electron microscope is suitable for operation, switch on and
select an appropriate accelerating voltage.
8.1.4 Carry out the axis alignment for the electron optical system.
8.1.5 Place the specimen to be observed and the reference firmly in the double-tilting or tilting-rotation
specimen holder, and insert the holder into the specimen chamber.
A specimen coated with an evaporated layer of reference material can be directly placed in the specimen
holder and inserted into the chamber.
8.1.6 When the SAED patterns need to be related to features observed in the corresponding micrograph
the angle of rotation between the two may need to be determined and compensated for.
The method in common use is to take a diffraction pattern and a micrograph of a molybdenum trioxide crystal
specimen. The rotation angle of the image is then measured on the photographic plates, on which the
micrograph and superimposed diffraction pattern has been recorded. For details of the calibration procedure
refer to the appropriate text books (References [2][5][7] in the Bibliography).
8.2 Procedure for acquirement of selected-area electron diffraction patterns
8.2.1 Obtain a magnified bright field image of the specimen on the viewing screen of the transmission
electron microscope. Adjust the specimen height to the eucentric position so that the image movement is
minimized during tilting of the specimen. The procedure for establishing the eucentric position of the specimen
may be obtained by consulting the manufacturer's operating manual.
8.2.2 Adjust the magnification of the specimen image until details in the specimen can be observed clearly.
A suitable magnification for SAED analysis is usually from about 5,000 to 50,000 times. Focus the image and
correct the astigmatism.
8.2.3 Insert the field limiting aperture (selected-area aperture) and focus the image of this aperture. Focus
the specimen image again. This makes the selected-area aperture plane conjugate with the image plane of
the objective lens.
8.2.4 Switch the microscope to the diffraction mode, focus the image of the objective lens aperture, that is,
make this objective lens aperture coincide with the back focal plane of the objective lens. Return to the bright
field image mode and focus the image again.
8.2.5 Insert the reference (i.e. the calibration standard) and locate at the eucentric position. Choose a
camera length L consistent with the capabilities of the subsequent measuring equipments and then obtain a
diffraction pattern from it. Focus the diffraction pattern and correct any astigmatism carefully to make the
diffraction pattern sharp. Record the diffraction pattern of the reference.
8.2.6 If the reference and test specimen are not in the same specimen holder, withdraw the reference and
insert the test specimen again, without changing the operating conditions and without switching the
microscope off. Again locate it at the eucentric height.
8.2.7 Obtain a focused bright field image of the specimen again with an appropriate magnification.
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Select an area of interest on the specimen using the field limiting aperture (selected-area aperture). Record
the image of the specimen area. The phase boundary and grain boundaries in the specimen should be kept
away from the selected area when a single crystal grain is analysed.
8.2.8 Switch to the diffraction mode again, withdraw the objective lens aperture and obtain a diffraction
pattern on the viewing screen. Where possible, tilt the specimen slightly so that brightness of the spots in the
diffraction pattern is evenly distributed, or where Kikuchi lines appear; the Kikuchi line pairs are symmetrical
about the pattern centre.
This pattern will then derive from a small index direction in the crystal approximately parallel to the incident
electron beam. This crystal direction will be the zone axis [u v w ], which is the normal of the reciprocal plane
1 1 1
(u v w )*, i.e. the diffraction pattern (References [3] and [4] in the Bibliography).
1 1 1
Adjust (defocus) the second condenser lens current (the brightness knob) to sharpen the diffraction spots,
making them as sharp as possible.
8.2.9 Record the pattern or/and save the original uncompressed pattern in the computer system. Take note
of the reading on the X and Y axis of the specimen-tilting device as X and Y , respectively. Using dark field
1 1
conditions, identify the source of the pattern.
8.2.10 Insert the reference specimen and obtain a second diffraction pattern from the reference. Record this
diffraction pattern (also see 8.3), making sure that the same experimental conditions are used (i.e.
accelerating voltage, lens settings and, especially, the specimen height and camera length L).
8.2.11 Obtain sufficient data for each phase of interest by either of the following procedures.
a) By tilting the specimen. Choose a row of close-spaced diffraction spots collinear with the central
transmitted spot on the diffraction pattern. Align this row with the tilting axis and obtain the second
diffra
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