SEM for conductive and non-conductive specimens
Hollis Williams
Abstract
Abstract We outline the physics involved in the use of scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and modernise the usual textbook treatment by explaining how one can now obtain high-quality images with non-conductive specimens. As a concrete example of an application in biology, we provide several magnification series of a flea obtained using SEM.
Topics & Concepts
Scanning electron microscopeElectrical conductorMagnificationNanotechnologyMaterials scienceSeries (stratigraphy)PhysicsOpticsComposite materialBiologyPaleontologyForce Microscopy Techniques and ApplicationsAdvanced Electron Microscopy Techniques and ApplicationsElectron and X-Ray Spectroscopy Techniques