FIB/SEM characterization of carbon-based fibers

Scanning

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 185-195

  Magni, Simone ^a   Milani, M ^a   Riccardi, C ^a   Tatti, F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

^b FEI Italia   (Italy)

Author keywords

Composites (carbon fibers and carbon precursors); Cross sectional techniques; Focused ion beam (FIB); Metrology (spatial dimensions measurement); Scanning electron microscope (SEM)

Indexed keywords

CARBON FIBERS; CHARACTERIZATION; ELECTRIC PROPERTIES; POLYACRYLONITRILES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNIQUES; RADIO FREQUENCY (RF) PLASMA;

FOCUSED ION BEAMS;

CARBON FIBER; OXYTETRACYCLINE; POLYACRYLONITRILE;

ARTICLE; ELECTRIC ACTIVITY; MORPHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RADIOFREQUENCY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TECHNIQUE; THICKNESS;

EID: 34547930326     PISSN: 01610457     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/sca.20062     Document Type: Article

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