Experiment Science and Technology, Volume. 22, Issue 5, 1(2024)

Fabrication of In-situ Heating TEM Specimen Based on the FIB-SEM Dual Beam System

Xiaodong LIN, Xue LIANG, Yifeng LI, Wenxia CHEN*, Bo LU, and Qiang LI
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  • Instrumental Analysis & Research Center, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, China
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    Xiaodong LIN, Xue LIANG, Yifeng LI, Wenxia CHEN, Bo LU, Qiang LI. Fabrication of In-situ Heating TEM Specimen Based on the FIB-SEM Dual Beam System[J]. Experiment Science and Technology, 2024, 22(5): 1

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    Received: Apr. 12, 2023

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Dec. 13, 2024

    The Author Email: Wenxia CHEN (陈文霞)

    DOI:10.12179/1672-4550.20230201

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