Everything about Scanning electron microscope
Type of electron microscope
A scanning electron microscope (SEM) is a type of electron microscope that produces images of a sample by scanning the surface with a focused beam of electrons. The electrons interact with atoms in the sample, producing various signals that contain information about the surface topography and composition. The electron beam is scanned in a raster scan pattern, and the position of the beam is combined with the intensity of the detected signal to produce an image. In the most common SEM mode, secondary electrons emitted by atoms excited by the electron beam are detected using a secondary electron detector. The number of secondary electrons that can be detected, and thus the signal intensity, depends, among other things, on specimen topography. Some SEMs can achieve resolutions better than 1 nanometer. Wikipedia →
🧭 Start here: a 6-step reading path
- Read the overview: Scanning electron microscopeA 5-minute orientation
- Skim a recent paper: Quantum-Coherent Light-Electron Interaction in a Scanning Electron MicroscopeInfluential work since 2022
- Pick up a classic book: Advances in Electronics and Electron Physics (Advances in Imaging and Electron Physics)The most-reprinted book on the subject
- Read the landmark paper: Scanning tunneling microscope combined with a scanning electron microscopeCited 200 times
- Go sideways: Environmental scanning electron microscopeA closely related topic
- Go sideways: Electron microscopeA closely related topic
📖 Definitions
Noun An electron microscope whose image is made up of a matrix of points from scanning the surface of a sample.
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🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)
Scanning tunneling microscope combined with a scanning electron microscope
A Simple Scanning Electron Microscope
Scanning tunneling microscope combined with scanning electron microscope
The Scanning Electron Microscope
Combination of a scanning tunneling microscope with a scanning electron microscope
A combined apparatus of scanning reflection electron microscope and scanning tunneling microscope
The Scanning Confocal Electron Microscope
A fluorescence scanning electron microscope
🆕 Influential since 2022
Quantum-Coherent Light-Electron Interaction in a Scanning Electron Microscope
An Automated Scanning Transmission Electron Microscope Guided by Sparse Data Analytics
Scanning electron microscope-based evaluation of eggshell quality
Direct imaging of electron density with a scanning transmission electron microscope
Perspective of operando/in situ scanning electron microscope in rechargeable batteries
📚 Books worth reading
Advances in Electronics and Electron Physics (Advances in Imaging and Electron Physics)Peter W. Hawkes · 1984- 📕Biological Field Emission Scanning Electron MicroscopyRoland A. Fleck, Bruno M. Humbel · 2019
Scanning Electron Microscope Optics And SpectrometersAnjam Khursheed · 2010
The Human Female Reproductive TractH. Ludwig, H. Metzger · 2011
An atlas of metal damageLothar Engel · 1981
The Scanning electron microscope.Charles William Oatley · 1972
The use of the scanning electron microscopeJ. W. S. Hearle · 1972- 📕A scanning electron microscope atlas of the honey beeEric H. Erickson, Stanley D. Carlson · 1986
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