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