Original title: Optimal X-ray detection for thin samples in low-energy STEM
Authors: Rozbořil, Jakub ; Oral, Martin ; Radlička, Tomáš
Document type: Papers
Conference/Event: International Seminar on Recent Trends in Charged Particle Optics and Surface Physics Instrumentation /15./, Skalský dvůr (CZ), 20160529
Year: 2016
Language: eng
Abstract: In many applications it is desirable to perform energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS) on very thin samples at low primary beam energies in a STEM. Thin samples, or lamellae, with the thickness of about 10 nm, are mostly prepared in focused ion beam instruments (FIBs), and they are used to evaluate experiments in the development of thin films and coatings, in the semiconductor industry, and in other applications. EDS then provides a map of different chemical elements or compounds in the sample, obtained by scanning the electron beam in a raster. Often the qualitative composition is known as a limited set of materials and only their distribution on the sample is to be determined. For large batches of samples fast measurements are desired to maximize utilization of expensive equipment. In this study we found a method to minimize the time needed to reliably acquire an elemental map by determining the optimal detector placement and the minimal necessary primary electron dose per pixel.
Keywords: EDS; electron microscopy; STEM
Host item entry: Proceedings of the 15th International Seminar on Recent Trends in Charged Particle Optics and Surface Physics Instrumentation, ISBN 978-80-87441-17-6
Note: Související webová stránka: http://www.trends.isibrno.cz/

Institution: Institute of Scientific Instruments AS ČR (web)
Document availability information: Fulltext is available at the institute of the Academy of Sciences.
Original record: http://hdl.handle.net/11104/0260339

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