40417
Accession Number
12261
Title Of Article Chaper
Electron microscopy of carbon-loaded polymers
Title Of Journal Book
IBM Journal of Research and Development
Volume
27
Issue
4
Pages
348-355
Collation
Table
Literature Type
Serial
Literature Level
Analytic
Abstract
Characterizing the spatial distribution of particles in carbon-loaded polymers using traditional methods is very difficult. One approach has been to cross-section the polymers, using ultramicrotomy techniques, to a thickness of 80-100 nm. These sections are then examined in a transmission electron microscope. However, the information on particle dispersion obtained from such images is essentially two-dimensional in nature, and therefore does not lend itself easily to a three-dimensional interpretation. By increasing the thickness of the cross-sections to 0.5 Vm or more, one can utilize stereoscopic imaging techniques and obtain a three-dimensional image of the carbon particle dispersion. In this way, the characteristic dispersion of the carbon particles may be fully evaluated along a particular direction in the polymer film. Examples are given of the three-dimensional analyses of polymer films containing different carbon-particle loadings. -- AATA
pub_id
40417