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The dynamics of electron beam scattering on metal membranes: nanopore formation in metal membranes using transmission electron microscopy
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- Issue Date
- 2018-11-12
- Publisher
- Springer Open
- Citation
- Nano Convergence, 5(1):32
- Keywords
- Nanopore perforation ; Focused e-beam ; Scattering cross-section
- Abstract
- Abstract
The dynamics of nanopore formation in metal membranes using the highly focused and high energy electron beams (e-beams) of transmission electron microscopy instruments was investigated. Various metals such as Al, Ti, Cr, Cu, and Au were selected to investigate the effect of the atomic mass of the metal on nanopore drilling, namely, elastic versus inelastic scattering. We demonstrated that the effect of elastic scattering (pore formation by sputtering) decreased as the atomic mass of the metal increased. Furthermore, experimental cross-sections obtained from normalized drilled volume vs. electron dose curves (characteristic contrast curves) matched well the calculated atomic displacement cross-sections determined from elastic scattering data. The sputtering energies of Ti, Cr, and Cu were determined to be approximately 10, 9, and 7eV, respectively, which were in good agreement with the reported range of sputtering energy values.
- ISSN
- 2196-5404
- Language
- English
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