Title
Physics of insulating specimen preparation for non-charging Auger electron spectroscopy
Abbreviated Journal Title
J. Phys. D-Appl. Phys.
Keywords
FOCUSED ION-BEAM; SAMPLE PREPARATION; COMPENSATION; AES; Physics, Applied
Abstract
Auger electron spectroscopy (AES) has the capability of providing compositional information with excellent spatial resolution. However, charging is known to be a major obstacle to the characterization of insulating materials. This paper discusses a novel technique using focused ion beam (FIB) for the preparation of thin specimens to overcome charging during AES analysis of insulating materials, A double layer model (DLM) was applied to calculate the 'effective thickness' of a Nextel-720 fibre/alumina ceramic matrix composite (CMC) for successful AES analysis with no charging compared to a relatively thick CMC sample. Similarly, the thickness for 50 industrially important solid oxides was calculated using our predictive method for non-charging AES analysis.
Journal Title
Journal of Physics D-Applied Physics
Volume
34
Issue/Number
23
Publication Date
1-1-2001
Document Type
Article
Language
English
First Page
3319
Last Page
3326
WOS Identifier
ISSN
0022-3727
Recommended Citation
"Physics of insulating specimen preparation for non-charging Auger electron spectroscopy" (2001). Faculty Bibliography 2000s. 2993.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/facultybib2000/2993
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