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Secondary electron imaging of nonconductors with nanometer resolution

Toth et al., 2006

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14107704675738135679
Author
Toth M
Knowles W
Thiel B
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Applied physics letters

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The resolution of secondary electron (SE) images in scanning electron microscopy (SEM) is limited by the SE diffusion length. However, most materials are poor electrical conductors and in practice, resolution and image information content are often limited by charging. We …
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