Abstract:
A selectable Coulomb aperture in charged particle system comprises a non-magnetic conductive plate with a plurality of holes therein. The plurality of holes has variant sizes or diameters to select different beam currents of primary beam in the charged particle system. The charged particle system may include a charged particle source for emitting a primary beam, a condenser lens for receiving the primary beam and condensing the primary beam, an objective lens for receiving the primary beam and focusing the primary beam on a surface of a specimen. The selectable Coulomb aperture is positioned between the charged particle source and the condenser lens.
Abstract:
System and method for charged particle beam. According an embodiment, the present invention provides a charged particle beam apparatus. The apparatus includes a charged particle source for generating a primary charged particle beam. The apparatus also includes at least one condenser lens for pre-focusing the primary charge particle beam. Furthermore, the apparatus includes a compound objective lens for forming the magnetic field and the electrostatic field to focus the primary charged particle beam onto a specimen in the charged particle beam path. The specimen includes a specimen surface. The compound objective lens includes a conical magnetic lens, an immersion magnetic lens, and an electrostatic lens, the conical magnetic lens including an upper pole piece, a shared pole piece being electrically insulated from the upper pole piece, and an excitation coil.
Abstract:
The present inventions provides a pharmaceutical composition comprising a safe and efficient amount of OGP, a safe and efficient amount of G-CSF and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, wherein the molar ratio of OGP to G-CSF is from 0.25:1 to 100:1. According to the present invention, there is a good synergism between OGP and G-CSF. Thus the haematogenesis of G-CSF is greatly promoted. The invention also discloses the preparation method and usage of the pharmaceutical composition, especially in promoting the haematogenesis of G-CSF and the immune response of lymphocyte.
Abstract:
A field-emission type electron source includes (i) a single-crystal tungsten rod having a sharpened terminus and (ii) a mass of ZrO formed only on a portion of the surface, or the entire surface, of the sharpened terminus. In preferred design, the single-crystal tungsten rod is placed in a gaseous medium that consists of oxygen and a non-oxygen gas. The molar ratio between oxygen and the non-oxygen gas is greater than 1:1.
Abstract:
The present invention provides an apparatus of charged-particle beam e.g. an electron microscope comprising an in-column plasma generator for selectively cleaning BSE detector and BF/DF detector. In various embodiments, the plasma generator is located between a lower pole piece of objective lens and the BF/DF detectors, but outside trajectory area of the charged-particles from the sample stage to the BF/DF detector. Cleaning decomposed biological samples or contaminants on the surface of the detectors frequently and selectively with in-situ generated plasma can prevent the detectors from performance deterioration such as losing resolution and contrast in imaging at high levels of magnification.
Abstract:
The present invention provides a driving system comprising two actuators for moving a stage through two elastic connectors; and a general apparatus/device comprising such a driving system, such as a machine tool, an analytical instrument, an optical microscope, and an apparatus of charged-particle beam such as electron microscope and an electron beam lithographical apparatus. When used in an electron microscope, the stage can be used as a specimen stage or a plate having apertures for electron beam to pass through. The novel stage driving system exhibits numerous technical merits such as simpler structure, better manufacturability, improved cost-effectiveness, and higher reliability, among others.
Abstract:
A battery cell and method for manufacturing the same are provided. The battery cell includes a binder-free dough-like cathode separated from a sponge zinc anode by a separator and a hybrid aqueous electrolyte.
Abstract:
A rechargeable horizontally configured tri-electrode single flow zinc-air battery with a floating cathode, which is theoretically capable of providing unlimited cycle life is provided. The tri-electrode configuration consists of one anode and two cathodes, one for charging and one for discharging. The charge cathode may comprise a water permeable alkaline resisting metal/mesh foam, which avoids carbon corrosion. The floating discharge cathode comprises an air permeable and water permeable catalytic oxygen reduction electrode, which eliminates or reduces the blockage of air tunnels. The anode comprises an inert, conductive electrode allowing for zinc deposition during battery charging and zinc dissolving during battery discharging. The flowing electrolyte removes zinc ions from the anode preventing or minimizing the formation of zinc oxides during discharging and cleans the anode after each full discharge. The horizontal configuration further eliminates or reduces electrolyte leakage.
Abstract:
A method for preparing an electrode for use in lithium batteries and the resulting electrodes are described The method comprises coating a slurry of silicon, sulfur doped graphene and polyacrylonitrile on a current collector followed by sluggish heat treatment.
Abstract:
A method of producing single or few-layer graphene comprises exfoliating graphite with a polymer to form a graphene-polymer composite and subsequently treating the composite to disassociate graphene. The exfoliation process is conducted using sonication. The graphene is disassociated from the polymer by a treatment step such as acid hydrolysis. The method results in highly pure graphene.