title: Electron interference: mystery and reality.
abstract: Interference of electron waves has developed from a fascinating phenomenon in basic physics to a key method for the highly sophisticated investigation of both electric and magnetic structures in solid-state materials. After more than 20 years of development, electron holography in the transmission electron microscope is now a very powerful technique for the analysis of micro-fields down to atomic dimensions. The applications extend from highly sensitive measurements in semiconductor technology to the quantitative characterization of atomic structures.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Applied Physics, Dresden University, 01062 Dresden, Germany.
authors.forename: Hannes
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Lichte
mesh_terms: D004574:Electromagnetic Fields; D006696:Holography / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods* / Q000639:trends; D007089:Image Enhancement / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D008854:Microscopy, Electron / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods*; D008857:Microscopy, Interference / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D011786:Quality Control; D012666:Semiconductors