Automated Experiment in 4D-STEM: Exploring Emergent Physics and Structural Behaviors

Automated experiments in 4D scanning transmission electron microscopy (STEM) are implemented for rapid discovery of local structures, symmetry-breaking distortions, and internal electric and magnetic fields in complex materials. Deep kernel learning enables active learning of the relationship betwee...

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Published in:ACS nano 2022-05, Vol.16 (5), p.7605-7614
Main Authors: Roccapriore, Kevin M., Dyck, Ondrej, Oxley, Mark P., Ziatdinov, Maxim, Kalinin, Sergei V.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
4D-STEM
active learning
automated experiment
deep kernel learning
graphene
INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL, AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
machine learning
scanning transmission electron microscopy
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Summary:Automated experiments in 4D scanning transmission electron microscopy (STEM) are implemented for rapid discovery of local structures, symmetry-breaking distortions, and internal electric and magnetic fields in complex materials. Deep kernel learning enables active learning of the relationship between local structure and 4D-STEM-based descriptors. With this, efficient and “intelligent” probing of dissimilar structural elements to discover desired physical functionality is made possible. This approach allows effective navigation of the sample in an automated fashion guided by either a predetermined physical phenomenon, such as strongest electric field magnitude, or in an exploratory fashion. We verify the approach first on preacquired 4D-STEM data and further implement it experimentally on an operational STEM. The experimental discovery workflow is demonstrated using graphene and subsequently extended toward a lesser-known layered 2D van der Waals material, MnPS3. This approach establishes a pathway for physics-driven automated 4D-STEM experiments that enable probing the physics of strongly correlated systems and quantum materials and devices, as well as exploration of beam-sensitive materials.
ISSN:1936-0851
1936-086X
DOI:10.1021/acsnano.1c11118