Electrolytic preparation of metallic thin foils with large electron-transparent regions

Materials Characterization

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 331-335

  Christiansen, G ^a   Bowen, J R ^a   Lindbo, J ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Specimen preparation; Transmission electron microscopy

Indexed keywords

ELECTROLYTIC POLISHING; METALLIC FILMS; MICROSTRUCTURE; STATISTICAL METHODS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ELECTRON-TRANSPARENT MATERIALS;

METAL FOIL;

EID: 0037680789     PISSN: 10445803     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1044-5803(03)00032-9     Document Type: Article

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