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Specimen Preparation of Thin Crystalline Fibers for Transmission Electron Microscopy

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 February 2011

Rosemarie Koch  and
Ann F. Marshall
Rosemarie Koch
Affiliation:
Center for Materials Research, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305
Ann F. Marshall
Affiliation:
Center for Materials Research, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305
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Abstract

A technique was developed to prepare crystalline fibers of less than 1 mm diameter for transmission electron microscopy. Cross sections were made by casting a short piece of the fiber in an epoxy resin, sectioning the block, and laminating the slices against thin glass discs for stability before dimpling. Longitudinal sections were reinforced in a similar manner. TEM tungsten rings were sometimes used as an alternative method to add stability to the longitudinal sections. The technique was especially developed for Bi-Sr-Ca-Cu-O compounds but is also suitable for other materials.

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