The most common solders are tin-lead alloys with low melting points. Their high-quality cross-section for SEM and EPMA and thin films for TEM are difficult to be prepared using ion beam milling. This ...
The Helmholtz Center for Materials and Energy in Berlin, Germany (HZB, originally known as Hahn-Meitner Institute, HMI) has developed a novel technique for the cross-sectional sample preparation for ...