Journal of Electron Microscopy 47(5): 387-394 (1998)
© 1998 Oxford University Press
Gottfried Möllenstedt and his electron biprism: four decades of challenging and exciting electron physics
Institute of Applied Physics, Dresden University of Technology D-01062 Dresden, Germany E-mail: Hannes.Lichte{at}physik.tu-dresden.de
With his invention of the electron biprism in 1954, Gottfried Möllenstedt gave birth to the field of electron interferometry and holography. During the subsequent years in his Tübingen Institute of Applied Physics, he and his students as well as Post-Docs systematically investigated the basics of electron wave optics and the applications in electron interferometry and holography. Additionally, he stimulated a lot of corresponding research in the field all over the world.
Keywords Möllenstedt, electron microscopy, electron interference, electron holography, high resolution, atomic resolution
Received 2 April 1998, accepted 30 July 1998