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@ARTICLE{Ding:1017530,
author = {Ding, Ziming and Tang, Yushu and Chakravadhanula, Venkata
Sai Kiran and Ma, Qianli and Tietz, Frank and Dai, Yuting
and Scherer, Torsten and Kübel, Christian},
title = {{E}xploring the influence of focused ion beam processing
and scanning electron microscopy imaging on solid-state
electrolytes},
journal = {Microscopy},
volume = {72},
number = {4},
issn = {2050-5698},
address = {Tokyo},
publisher = {Oxford Univ. Press},
reportid = {FZJ-2023-04179},
pages = {326 - 335},
year = {2023},
abstract = {Performing reliable preparation of transmission electron
microscopy (TEM) samples is the necessary basis for a
meaningful investigation by ex situ and even more so by in
situ TEM techniques, but it is challenging using materials
that are sensitive to electron beam irradiation. Focused ion
beam is currently the most commonly employed technique for a
targeted preparation, but the structural modifications
induced during focused ion beam preparation are not fully
understood for a number of materials. Here, we have
investigated the impact of both the electron and the Ga+ ion
beam on insulating solid-state electrolytes (lithium
phosphorus oxynitride, Na-β"-alumina solid electrolyte and
Na3.4Si2.4Zr2P0.6O12 (NaSICON)) and observed significant
lithium/sodium whisker growth induced by both the electron
and ion beam already at fairly low dose, leading to a
significant change in the chemical composition. The metal
whisker growth is presumably mainly due to surface charging,
which can be reduced by coating with a gold layer or
preparation under cryogenic conditions as efficient
approaches to stabilize the solid electrolyte for scanning
electron microscopy imaging and TEM sample preparation.
Details on the different preparation approaches, the
acceleration voltage dependence and the induced chemical and
morphological changes are reported.},
cin = {IEK-1},
ddc = {530},
cid = {I:(DE-Juel1)IEK-1-20101013},
pnm = {1221 - Fundamentals and Materials (POF4-122)},
pid = {G:(DE-HGF)POF4-1221},
typ = {PUB:(DE-HGF)16},
pubmed = {36408996},
UT = {WOS:000898442800001},
doi = {10.1093/jmicro/dfac064},
url = {https://juser.fz-juelich.de/record/1017530},
}