02 February 2016 6 2K Report

Hello.

In our department, we have a Jeol 7001F (Fe-SEM) attached with EBSD and BEI detector. During my PhD program, I always wondered about operating method for electron channeling contrast imaging (ECCI). I don`t know accurate operating method for ECCI, but slightly know the sequences (maybe this is the problem..).

I tried many times but I failed always... I prepared steel sample (Mn steel, C steel) finised with colloidal silica mixture or electro polishing. These specimens had a good enough quailty when I observed EBSD.

So my question is:

1. What is the specimen preparation method for ECCI? is there any special preparation method ?

2. Which BEI detector is needed? Specialized BEI detector is needed for ECCI? I only know both BEI (low tilt condition) and forward scatter detector (high tilt condition) are possible for ECCI.

Thank you for reading.

Best regards, Jeongho

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