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In Situ High-Temperature Cross-Sectional TEM Specimen Preparation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 February 2011

Eric M. Fiore  and
Rodney A. Herring
Eric M. Fiore
Affiliation:
Martin Marietta Laboratories, 1450 S. Rolling Rd., Baltimore, MD 21227-3898
Rodney A. Herring
Affiliation:
Martin Marietta Laboratories, 1450 S. Rolling Rd., Baltimore, MD 21227-3898
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Abstract

We describe a technique for preparing transmission electron microscope (TEM) cross-sectional specimens for observation during in situ annealing to high temperatures. The process utilizes a ceramic adhesive that is stable to a temperature of 1650°C. The technique, which was successfully used to observe the recrystallization of amorphized silicon, is being applied to high-energy ion-implanted silicon in an attempt to better understand the amorphous-to-crystalline phase transformation and defect formation mechanisms resulting from thermal processing.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 115: Symposium W – Specimen Preparation for Transmission Electron Microscopy of Materials I , 1987 , 125
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1988

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