کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
5466669 1518298 2017 18 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Optimized pre-thinning procedures of ion-beam thinning for TEM sample preparation by magnetorheological polishing
موضوعات مرتبط
مهندسی و علوم پایه مهندسی مواد فناوری نانو (نانو تکنولوژی)
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Optimized pre-thinning procedures of ion-beam thinning for TEM sample preparation by magnetorheological polishing
چکیده انگلیسی
Ion-beam-thinning is a well-established sample preparation technique for transmission electron microscopy (TEM), but tedious procedures and labor consuming pre-thinning could seriously reduce its efficiency. In this work, we present a simple pre-thinning technique by using magnetorheological (MR) polishing to replace manual lapping and dimpling, and demonstrate the successful preparation of electron-transparent single crystal silicon samples after MR polishing and single-sided ion milling. Dimples pre-thinned to less than 30 microns and with little mechanical surface damage were repeatedly produced under optimized MR polishing conditions. Samples pre-thinned by both MR polishing and traditional technique were ion-beam thinned from the rear side until perforation, and then observed by optical microscopy and TEM. The results show that the specimen pre-thinned by MR technique was free from dimpling related defects, which were still residual in sample pre-thinned by conventional technique. Nice high-resolution TEM images could be acquired after MR polishing and one side ion-thinning. MR polishing promises to be an adaptable and efficient method for pre-thinning in preparation of TEM specimens, especially for brittle ceramics.
ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Ultramicroscopy - Volume 181, October 2017, Pages 165-172
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