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TEM Sample Preparation of Heterogeneous Materials by Tripod Polishing and Their Microstructures  

Kim, Yeon-Wook (Department of Advanced Materials Engineering, Keimyung University)
Cho, Myung-Ju (Materials Characterization Group, LG Electronics Institute of Technology)
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Applied Microscopy / v.34, no.2, 2004 , pp. 95-102 More about this Journal
Abstract
The TEM samples prepared by ion milling have the advantage that thin area can be obtained from almost any materials. However, it has the disadvantage that the amount of thin area can often be quite limited. For the cross-sectioned samples and grossly heterogeneous materials, the thickness of less than $0.1{\mu}m$ can be achieved by mechanical grinding and polishing (tripod polisher) and then the TEM samples may be ion-milled for final thinning or cleaning. These approaches were described in this paper. Examples of TEM observations were taken from cross-section samples of thin films on silicon and sapphire, from diffusion layers between $Mo_5Si_3\;and\;Mo_2B$, and from rapidly solidified 304 stainless steel powders embedded in electroplated copper.
Keywords
Cross-section TEM sample; Diffusion couple; Ion milling; Mechanical polishing; Stainless steel powder; Tripod polisher;
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