Transmission Electron Microscope Sample Shape Optimization for Energy Dispersive X-Ray Spectroscopy Using the Focused Ion Beam Technique
- 1 January 1998
- journal article
- Published by IOP Publishing in Japanese Journal of Applied Physics
- Vol. 37 (1R) , 355-359
- https://doi.org/10.1143/jjap.37.355
Abstract
By utilizing the focused ion beam (FIB) technique, we evaluated signal intensity ratios of analyzed areas and the matrix for energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy with a transmission electron microscope (TEM-EDX). In the case of conventional FIB samples (H-shape), electrons scattered from the thin film area irradiate the sidewalls of the matrix (Si substrate) under the thin film position and they generate a large number of X-rays. These matrix signals are reduced by making samples as U-shaped and removing the underlying sidewalls. The final matrix (Si) X-ray signal is reduced by 90% compared with the conventional H-shaped samples.Keywords
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