Secondary electron imaging in electron microscopy can achieve resolutions that compete with transmission electron microscopy, and allows imaging of both surface and bulk atoms simultaneously.
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Joy, D. Second best no more. Nature Mater 8, 776–777 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1038/nmat2538
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