title: A novel method for the cross-sectional TEM preparation of thin films deposited onto water-soluble substrates.
abstract: A preparational method was developed solving the problem of cross-sectional TEM preparation of thin films and layer systems deposited onto water-soluble substrates. The technique is based on the replacement of the sample onto steady substrate, followed by mechanical and ion beam thinning. Cross-sectional TEM micrographs of Ag and Ag/Ag2Se layers are shown presenting the efficiency of this novel technique.
authors.affiliation: Research Institute for Technical Physics, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Sáfrán
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Panine
mesh_terms: D006652:Histological Techniques; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D008867:Microtomy / Q000379:methods*; D012643:Selenium; D012834:Silver; D012995:Solubility
chemical_list: D012834:Silver; D012643:Selenium