Revealing process‐induced strain fields in GaAs/AlGaAs lasers via electron irradiation in a scanning electron microscope

1991 ◽  
Vol 70 (3) ◽  
pp. 1800-1805 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Jakubowicz
2017 ◽  
Vol 19 (3) ◽  
pp. 1798-1805 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marc Benjamin Hahn ◽  
Susann Meyer ◽  
Maria-Astrid Schröter ◽  
Harald Seitz ◽  
Hans-Jörg Kunte ◽  
...  

We report on a study in which plasmid DNA in water was irradiated with 30 keV electrons generated by a scanning electron microscope and passed through a 100 nm thick Si3N4 membrane.


2018 ◽  
Vol 82 (3) ◽  
pp. 31301
Author(s):  
Nora Kireche ◽  
Sébastien Rondot ◽  
Ferroudja Bitam-Megherbi ◽  
Omar Jbara ◽  
Mickael Gilliot ◽  
...  

In high-voltage applications, insulators may be exposed to corona discharges during long periods. In this experimental work, corona discharge tests of different durations are carried out in air at atmospheric pressure on polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) samples. The resulting surface degradation is studied with several techniques. The surface damages are observed with environmental scanning electron microscope and atomic force microscopy. The results show that electrical trees occur on the surface of material and their distribution depends on the corona discharge duration. The chemical changes on PMMA surface are analyzed by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and a chemical degradation mechanism is proposed. Evolution of surface resistivity with corona aging is also implemented by using a classical I(V) method. In addition, to study the dielectric behavior of PMMA, the monitoring of kinetics of the trapped charge under electron irradiation in a scanning electron microscope is performed. The charging ability of PMMA under electron irradiation and its time constant of charging decrease with electrical aging.


Author(s):  
R. E. Ferrell ◽  
G. G. Paulson

The pore spaces in sandstones are the result of the original depositional fabric and the degree of post-depositional alteration that the rock has experienced. The largest pore volumes are present in coarse-grained, well-sorted materials with high sphericity. The chief mechanisms which alter the shape and size of the pores are precipitation of cementing agents and the dissolution of soluble components. Each process may operate alone or in combination with the other, or there may be several generations of cementation and solution.The scanning electron microscope has ‘been used in this study to reveal the morphology of the pore spaces in a variety of moderate porosity, orthoquartzites.


Author(s):  
C. T. Nightingale ◽  
S. E. Summers ◽  
T. P. Turnbull

The ease of operation of the scanning electron microscope has insured its wide application in medicine and industry. The micrographs are pictorial representations of surface topography obtained directly from the specimen. The need to replicate is eliminated. The great depth of field and the high resolving power provide far more information than light microscopy.


Author(s):  
K. Shibatomi ◽  
T. Yamanoto ◽  
H. Koike

In the observation of a thick specimen by means of a transmission electron microscope, the intensity of electrons passing through the objective lens aperture is greatly reduced. So that the image is almost invisible. In addition to this fact, it have been reported that a chromatic aberration causes the deterioration of the image contrast rather than that of the resolution. The scanning electron microscope is, however, capable of electrically amplifying the signal of the decreasing intensity, and also free from a chromatic aberration so that the deterioration of the image contrast due to the aberration can be prevented. The electrical improvement of the image quality can be carried out by using the fascionating features of the SEM, that is, the amplification of a weak in-put signal forming the image and the descriminating action of the heigh level signal of the background. This paper reports some of the experimental results about the thickness dependence of the observability and quality of the image in the case of the transmission SEM.


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