Abstract
A method for preparing TEM specimens from fragile metal organic resin and metal‐organic‐derived ceramic films is described. Unsupported films can be easily prepared by spin coating a metal organic solution onto a camphor substrate followed by separating the film by subliming the substrate. The method involves encapsulating the fragile film fragments in a low‐viscosity, thermosetting, epoxy‐hardener solution to obtain mechanical integrity. The encapsulated film can be easily hand polished to approximately 20‐μm thickness in less than 1 h. Electron‐transparent TEM specimens can then be prepared by ion‐beam thinning the encapsulated film, after mounting it on a slotted copper grid.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1882-1884 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Journal of the American Ceramic Society |
| Volume | 76 |
| Issue number | 7 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jul 1993 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Ceramics and Composites
- Materials Chemistry