Scanning Electron MicroscopyTechnique issuesProf
Jin ZouCentre for Microscopy and MicroanalysisThe University of QueenslandSt Lucia, QLD 4072AustraliaScanning Electron MicroscopesEssential Componentsz Electron gun: In order to extract a lot of electrons from a material, the material we used should have a low work-function, e
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[Work-function: energy (or work) required to withdraw an electron completely from a metal surface
This energy is a measure of how tightly a particular metal holds its electrons
]z Lenses for electrons: As negatively charged particles, electrons can be bent in the magnetic field
For this reason, electron microscopes use magnetic lenses to bend electrons
z Vacuum system: Electrons, very light in mass, will be strongly scattered by gas molecules when they