# Efficient first principles simulation of electron scattering factors for transmission electron microscopy.

@article{Susi2019EfficientFP,
title={Efficient first principles simulation of electron scattering factors for transmission electron microscopy.},
author={Toma Susi and Jacob Madsen and Ursula Ludacka and Jens J{\o}rgen Mortensen and Timothy J. Pennycook and Zhongbo Lee and Jani Kotakoski and Ute Kaiser and Jannik C. Meyer},
journal={Ultramicroscopy},
year={2019},
volume={197},
pages={
16-22
}
}
• Published 14 March 2018
• Physics
• Ultramicroscopy
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