Process description
(benchmark values for this particular sample)
| TIC 3X Parameters | |
|---|---|
| Acceleration voltage | 6 kV |
| Gun current | 2.2 mA |
| Milling time | 5 h |
Results
- Perfect Cross Section of CdS
- The intrinsic peak of the ion polished surface is much higher than the peak of the medical polished surface. This prooves the preparation quality of ion beam slope cutting.
Intrinsic emission of differently prepared surface areas
(Courtesy: M. Stevens-Kalceff, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia)
Intrinsic emission of the surface area prepared by ion beam slope cutting (left side) and mechanical polishing (right side).
(Courtesy: M. Stevens-Kalceff, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia)
CdS surface after mechanical polishing (top images) and after slope cutting (lower images) for Cathodoluminescence investigation. The surface quality is much better after ion beam slope cutting and perfect for cathodoluminescence.
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