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Subsurface Ni nanolayers from selective Mn surface oxidation and diffusion in NiMn alloys

Figure 5. (A) STEM image of the oxidized cross-section showing the EELS acquisition positions; (B-D) EELS spectra of the O-K, Mn-L2,3, and Ni-L2,3 edges obtained from the color-coded positions in (A). STEM: Scanning transmission electron microscopy; EELS: electron energy-loss spectroscopy