High resolution backscatter electron (BSE) imaging of colloidal gold with field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM) depends upon selection of accelerating voltage, beam current, working distance between specimen and backscatter detector, type of backscatter detector, plus the nature and thickness of the metal coating used to improve conductivity and signal collection. BSE imaging of a...

This study involved the development and application of a protocol using transmission electron microscopy (TEM), energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS), selected area electron diffraction (SAED), and field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM) techniques for the particle-byparticle characterization (i.e., chemistry, crystallography, and morphology) of mixed mineral dust. This protoco...

Front cover: The four images (in clockwise order) illustrate biofilm development on paper machine surfaces. FESEM image of Deinococcus geothermalis cells attached to a stainless steel surface ⇒ FESEM image of interconnected cells of D. geothermalis within a cell cluster ⇒ Stereomicroscope image of biofilm microcolonies ⇒ Photograph of mature biofilms adhering to stainless steel surfaces in the ...

zno nanocrystalline thin films were synthesized using cathodic reduction of zn foil in aqueous electrolyte containing  zncl2 and h2o2, followed by annealing at 400 oc in the air. the x-ray diffraction pattern exhibited a set of well-defined diffraction peaks corresponding to the zno wurtzite phase. scanning electron microscope and transmission electron microscope images clearly revealed formati...

Backscattered electron (BSE) imaging is most commonly performed by applying accelerating voltages of 10kV and above to the specimen. For imaging of surface detail, the application of a lower accelerating voltage results in less beam penetration, spread and overall specimen damage. A field emission scanning electron microscope (FESEM) operated with high emission current (50μA) was used to increa...

High-resolution field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM) is achieved through use of a field emission gun (FEG) in place of the more conventional tungsten hairpin or LaB6 filaments. A resolution of 0.5 nm has been achieved under ideal conditions and 5 nm is regularly achieved at 30 kV with conducting materials (Fig. 1). However, with insulating materials such as rocks this figure is c...