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In-Situ SEM, High Temperature
Microcompression of Silicon

High temperature microcompression is an exciting application that allows uniaxial stress-strain behavior to be measured as a function of temperature for site-specific microstructural features:

grains with a desired orienta-tion, grain boundaries, or secondary phases. However, it can be quite technically demanding as it requires a system capable of displacement control, high temperature operation, and in situ observation to facilitate the testing. In this application note, high temperature microcompression of lithography silicon pillars is demon-strated at temperatures up to

FT-I04 Femto-Indenter positioning its tip above sample holders for precision measurement.
FT-S Microforce Sensing Probe, versatile in measuring forces with various tip options.
Illustration of nano-tensile testing setup with SEM and STEM integration.

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Download the full application note and learn more about:

  • High-temperature in-situ SEM testing
  • Requirements that need to be fulfilled for a measurement system to conduct this type of measurement
  • Results of high-temperature silicon micropillar compression and comparison with the literature

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