摘要:
The invention describes a method for inspecting samples in an electron microscope. A sample carrier 500 shows electrodes504, 507 connecting pads 505, 508 with areas A on which the sample is to be placed. After placing the sample on the sample carrier, a conductive pattern is deposited on the sample, so that voltages and currents can be applied to localized parts of the sample. Applying the pattern on the sample may be done with, for example, Beam Induced Deposition or ink-jet printing. The invention also teaches building electronic components, such as resistors, capacitors, inductors and active elements such as FET's in the sample.
摘要:
The invention discloses a method for Scanning Transmission Electron Microscopy (STEM). In STEM a sample (1) is scanned with a focused beam of electrons (2). The diameter of the cross-over R can be as low as 0.1 nm. As known to the person skilled in the art the diameter of the cross-over depends on the opening half-angle α of the beam. Therefore for optimum resolution an opening half-angle is chosen at which the diameter of the cross-over R(α) shows a minimum. For thick samples however the resolution is, for those parts of the sample removed from the cross-over plane, limited by the convergence of the beam, resulting in a diameter D of the beam at the surface of the sample. According to the invention the opening angle is chosen to balance the contribution of convergence and of diameter of the cross-over by choosing an opening half-angle α smaller than the opening half-angle resulting in the smallest R(α). Effectively the sample is then scanned with a beam that has a substantially constant diameter over the length of the sample material through which the electrons have to travel.
摘要:
A method and system for imaging a sample (60) with charged particles comprises directing charged particles (111) towards the sample along a primary axis, and simultaneously detecting a first portion and a second portion of the charged particles transmitted through the sample (261-265) with a first detector (250) and a second detector (270), respectively. The second detector is positioned downstream of the first detector. Each of the transmitted charged particles exits the sample at an exit angle (210) between a direction of the transmitted charged particle and the primary axis. The exit angles of the first portion of the transmitted charged particles overlap with the exit angles of the second portion of the transmitted charged particles. In this way, complementary information, such as the structural and compositional information, may be obtained simultaneously.
摘要:
The invention describes a method for inspecting samples in an electron microscope. A sample carrier 500 shows electrodes504, 507 connecting pads 505, 508 with areas A on which the sample is to be placed. After placing the sample on the sample carrier, a conductive pattern is deposited on the sample, so that voltages and currents can be applied to localized parts of the sample. Applying the pattern on the sample may be done with, for example, Beam Induced Deposition or ink-jet printing. The invention also teaches building electronic components, such as resistors, capacitors, inductors and active elements such as FET's in the sample.
摘要:
The invention relates to a method for producing high-quality samples for e.g. TEM inspection. When thinning samples with e.g. a Focused Ion Beam apparatus (FIB), the sample often oxidizes when taken from the FIB due to the exposure to air. This results in low-quality samples, that may be unfit for further analysis. By forming a passivation layer, preferably a hydrogen passivation layer, on the sample in situ , that is: before taking the sample from the FIB, high quality samples are obtained.
摘要:
Methods for drift corrected, fast, low dose, adaptive sample imaging with a charged particle microscopy system include scanning a surface region of a sample with a charged particle beam to obtain a first image of the surface region with a first detector modality, and then determining a scan strategy for the surface region. The scan strategy comprises a charged particle beam path, a first beam dwell time associated with at least one region of interest in the first image, the first beam dwell time being sufficient to obtain statistically significant data from a second detector modality, and at least a second beam dwell time associated with other regions of the first image, wherein the first beam dwell time is different than the second beam dwell time. The surface region of the sample is then scanned with the determined scan strategy to obtain data from the first and second detector.
摘要:
The invention provides multiple detectors that detect electrons that have passed through a sample. The detectors preferably detect electrons after the electrons have been passed through a prism that separates electrons according to their energies. Electrons in different energy ranges are then detected by different detectors, with preferably at least one of the detectors measuring the energy lost by the electrons as they pass through the sample. One embodiment of the invention provides EELS on core-loss electrons while simultaneously providing a bright-field STEM signal from low-loss electrons.
摘要:
Multiple detectors (202) arranged in a ring within a specimen chamber provide a large solid angle of collection. The detectors (202) preferably include a shutter (108) and a cold shield (110) that reduce ice formation on the detector (202). By providing detectors (202) surrounding the sample (204), a large solid angle is provided for improved detection and x-rays are detected regardless of the direction of sample (204) tilt.