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Preparation of specimens for electron diffraction and electron microscopy
N. J. Tighe, J. R. Fryer and H. M. Flower. International Tables for Crystallography (2006). Vol. C, ch. 3.5, pp. 171-176  [ doi:10.1107/97809553602060000589 ]

Abstract

This chapter describes the preparation of specimens for electron diffraction and electron microscopy. The techniques used are different for ceramics and rock minerals, for metals, and for polymers and organic substances. Topics covered include: thin-section preparation, argon-ion etching; chemical etching; evaporated and sputtered thin films; chemical and electrochemical thinning solutions; cast films; sublimed films; and oriented solidification.


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International Tables for Crystallography is the definitive resource and reference work for crystallography. The multi-volume series comprises articles and tables of data relevant to crystallographic research and to applications of crystallographic methods in all sciences concerned with the structure and properties of materials.