title: Plastic bag method for active sample loading into transmission electron microscope.
abstract: A plastic bag method was developed to observe air-sensitive samples on microstructure and phase distribution without exposure to air during the holder transfer process into the transmission electron microscope (TEM). As an example, a type of lithium aluminum hydride (Li(3)AlH(6)) was observed in the TEM to demonstrate the effectiveness of this method. Results show that the plastic bag method is a simple and practical TEM transfer method utilized to reduce air contact for a series of air-sensitive materials.
authors.affiliation: Graduate School of Engineering, Hokkaido University, N13W8 Kita-ku Sapporo, Hokkaido 060-8628, Japan. yh2008@eng.hokudai.ac.jp
authors.forename: Hao
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yao
authors.forename: Shigehito
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Isobe
authors.forename: Yongming
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Naoyuki
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Hashimoto
authors.forename: Somei
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ohnuki
mesh_terms: D017607:Aluminum Compounds / Q000302:isolation & purification; D018020:Lithium Compounds / Q000302:isolation & purification; D046529:Microscopy, Electron, Transmission / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods*; D013048:Specimen Handling / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D017607:Aluminum Compounds; D018020:Lithium Compounds; C042073:lithium aluminum hydride