HIGH-SPATIAL-RESOLUTION ELEMENTAL MAPPING OF MULTILAYERS USING A FIELD-EMISSION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON-MICROSCOPE EQUIPPED WITH AN IMAGING FILTER

被引:17
作者
KIMOTO, K [1 ]
HIRANO, T [1 ]
USAMI, K [1 ]
HOSHIYA, H [1 ]
机构
[1] HITACHI LTD, CENT RES LAB, HITACHI, IBARAKI 31912, JAPAN
来源
JAPANESE JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS PART 2-LETTERS & EXPRESS LETTERS | 1994年 / 33卷 / 11B期
关键词
FIELD EMISSION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPE (FE-TEM); ELECTRON ENERGY LOSS SPECTROSCOPY (EELS); ENERGY FILTER; IMAGING FILTER; MULTILAYER; X-RAY REFLECTIVITY;
D O I
10.1143/JJAP.33.L1642
中图分类号
O59 [应用物理学];
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摘要
Elemental mapping with about 1 nm spatial resolution has been achieved using a field emission transmission electron microscope (FE-TEM) equipped with an imaging filter. Chromium mapping is carried out with the Cr L2,3 core-loss edge (575 eV). Chromium layers a few nanometers in thickness can be clearly observed. The obtained thicknesses are compared with results of X-ray reflectivity, and they show good agreement.
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页码:L1642 / L1644
页数:3
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