Journal of Electron Microscopy 2011-12-01

Plastic bag method for active sample loading into transmission electron microscope.

Hao Yao, Shigehito Isobe, Yongming Wang, Naoyuki Hashimoto, Somei Ohnuki

Index: J. Electron Microsc. (Tokyo) 60(6) , 375-8, (2011)

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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.