Course abstract

• Crystal structure, Symmetry, Reciprocal space
• Different type of projections (polar and stereographic)
• Electron Microscope (Properties of waves, Wave nature of electron, de Broglie equation, electron optics, lens and lens defects, Components-source to detector)
• Fundamentals of diffraction, Computation of intensity of diffraction patterns, different types of diffraction (Selected area, Kikuchi, Convergent Beam and nano-diffraction
• Contrast theory (Kinematical and dynamical theory), Imaging of different types of defects (zero, one, two and three dimensional defects)
• Phase contrast microscopy, Basics of Electron crystallography (combining diffraction and High resolution transmission electron microscopy)
• Brief Introduction to recent techniques in electron microscopy (Holography, Scanning TEM, Z- contrast microscopy, Orientation Microscopy, etc )