Our primary tool, the Thermo Fisher Scientific Themis Z S/TEM

As scaling continues to be a major drive of research, future developments rely upon electron microscopy to probe the nature of material properties. In the nano-regime, one must explore local atomic structure, chemical composition, and bonding with ultimate spatial resolution. Now that aberration corrected microscopes have blown past the Ångström in resolution, a new level of clarity is available for exploring next-generation materials.

Open Positions

Positions are available at both the graduate student researcher and postdoctoral scholars levels. To find out more, contact Prof. Lebeau.

Research Interests

  • Application of aberration-corrected electron microscopy
  • Understanding material properties from the atomic structure
    • Functional oxides
    • Semiconductors
    • Materials for quantum computing
    • Energy storage
    • Structural materials
  • Interfaces between dissimilar materials
  • Quantitative atomic resolution microscopy imaging and diffraction
  • Automation and Machine Learning applied to microscopy
  • Image processing and analysis techniques

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