| Title | A new method for preparing powders for transmission electron microscopy examination |
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| Publication Type | Articolo su Rivista peer-reviewed |
| Year of Publication | 2003 |
| Authors | Montone, Amelia, and M. Antisari Vittori |
| Journal | Micron |
| Volume | 34 |
| Pagination | 79-83 |
| ISSN | 09684328 |
| Keywords | article, chemistry, Copper, electron, Electron microscopy, evaluation, Iron Compounds, iron derivative, Magnesium compounds, magnesium derivative, Microscopy, microtomy, olivine, powder, Powders, silicate, Silicates, silver |
| Abstract | In this paper we describe a novel method to prepare powder specimens for transmission electron microscopy examination. The powder samples are embedded in a metallic matrix by a route based on the plastic flow of a soft metal, using a small laboratory type hand driven hydraulic press. The resulting composites are processed with the conventional procedure based on grinding polishing and ion beam milling. The resulting TEM specimens have a self-supporting structure, good thermal and electrical conductivity while showing a well-polished surface resulting from the ion milling process. The method can be applied to a large variety of samples with sufficiently strong mechanical properties; a few examples are reported. The limits, mainly due to the mechanical toughness of the powder, are discussed. © 2003 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved. |
| Notes | cited By 16 |
| URL | https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-0037561488&doi=10.1016%2fS0968-4328%2803%2900019-2&partnerID=40&md5=5f73f2fa0b5de26941947cc6f2792dc0 |
| DOI | 10.1016/S0968-4328(03)00019-2 |
| Citation Key | Montone200379 |
