Atomic-resolution differential phase-contrast imaging using aberration-corrected scanning transmission electron microscopy now provides a sensitive probe of the electric field associated with individual atoms.
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Nellist, P. Atomic resolution comes into phase. Nature Phys 8, 586–587 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1038/nphys2357
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