Preparation of lithium specimens for transmission electron microscopy
โ Scribed by Liu, Dang-Rong ;Rommal, H. E. George ;Williams, David B.
- Publisher
- Wiley (John Wiley & Sons)
- Year
- 1986
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 378 KB
- Volume
- 4
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0741-0581
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โฆ Synopsis
A method of preparing undeformed thin lithium specimens for TEM is described. A solution of dehydrated methanol and toluene is used both for initial dishing of the foil by chemical polishing and also for final thinning. Under electron beam irradiation in the TEM, new pure Li crystals can grow out of the existing Li specimen. These in situ crystals can be used for the study of the microstructure and electronic structure of Li using TEM and electron energy loss spectrometry.
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