Three-dimensional structural analysis of polymer/inorganic nanocomposite using FIB-TEMT (focused ion beam - Transmission electron microtomogaraphy)

Noboru Kawase; Mitsuro Kato; Toshiyasu Okui; Hideo Nishioka; Yukihiro Nishikawa; Hiroshi Jinnai

Three-dimensional structural analysis of polymer/inorganic nanocomposite using FIB-TEMT (focused ion beam - Transmission electron microtomogaraphy)

Noboru Kawase, Mitsuro Kato, Toshiyasu Okui, Hideo Nishioka, Yukihiro Nishikawa, Hiroshi Jinnai

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Abstract

Transmission electron microtomography (TEMT) has been used to study three-dimensional structure of polymer/ZrO ₂ nanocomposite. One of the factors that limits the TEMT resolution is the increase of thickness of a microtome section for electron beam transmission when tilted at high-angle. In order to avoid this phenomenon, a rod-shaped sample with a diameter of ca.150nm was fabricated using focused ion beam (FIB) technique. As the result of the FIB-TEMT, high quality 3-D reconstructed image was obtained. In addition, it was confirmed that the rod-shaped fabrication is effective to improve 3-D reconstructed image resolution especially along the thickness direction.

Original language	English
Pages	3201-3202
Number of pages	2
Publication status	Published - 2005 Dec 1
Externally published	Yes
Event	54th SPSJ Symposium on Macromolecules - Yamagata, Japan Duration: 2005 Sept 20 → 2005 Sept 22

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Other	54th SPSJ Symposium on Macromolecules
Country/Territory	Japan
City	Yamagata
Period	05/9/20 → 05/9/22

Keywords

Forcused ion beam (FIB)
Polymer nanocomposite
Rod-shaped sample
Transmission electron microtomography (TEMT)
ZrO filler

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Engineering(all)

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Three-dimensional structural analysis of polymer/inorganic nanocomposite using FIB-TEMT (focused ion beam - Transmission electron microtomogaraphy)

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