Abstract
Ultramicrotomy (UM) was used as an alternative specimen preparation method to conventional lapping. Specimens for scanning probe microscopy (SPM) were prepared from a number of powder, particulate and bulk material samples. UM is performed on a trimmed small block of the original material or a particulate material sample embedded in an epoxy resin matrix using an ultramicrotome. An ultramicrotome is a high precision material sectioning system capable of shearing off layers of materials with a thickness variation of less than few tens of Angstroms. This cutting precision makes it possible to prepare ultrathin sections suitable for high resolution transmission electron microscopy.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Title of host publication | Proceedings - Annual Meeting, Microscopy Society of America |
| Editors | G.W. Bailey, A.J. Garratt-Reed |
| Pages | 878-879 |
| Number of pages | 2 |
| State | Published - 1994 |
| Event | Proceedings of the 52nd Annual Meeting of the Microscopy Society of America - New Orleans, LA, USA Duration: Jul 31 1994 → Aug 5 1994 |
Other
| Other | Proceedings of the 52nd Annual Meeting of the Microscopy Society of America |
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| City | New Orleans, LA, USA |
| Period | 7/31/94 → 8/5/94 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Engineering