Final Report Summary - COUNTATOMS (Counting Atoms in nanomaterials)
Within the present project we have, for the first time, been able to determine the position, the composition and even the valence of the individual atoms in nanostructured materials. This work involved developing a new methodology for data analysis (through statistical parameter estimation), preparing the best suited experimental set up and designing the correct analysis.
We can now offer to the scientific community a clear cut road map on how to obtain three dimensional information at an atomic scale through advanced electron microscopy. We continue in fine tuning the procedure to make it transparent and to a certain extend user friendly.