Tilt series Z-contrast STEM images of a Ge nanowire after alignment into a rotation projection, taken using Hummingbird Scientific’s Tomography holder. The nano-wire is approximately 150nm in diameter and it shows positioning of a gold nano-particle on the wire.
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