Advancements in secondary and backscattered electron energy spectra and yields analysis: From theory to applications

S Taioli, M Dapor - Surface Science Reports, 2024 - Elsevier
Over the past decade, experimental microscopy and spectroscopy have made significant
progress in the study of the morphological, optical, electronic and transport properties of …

A quantitative model for doping contrast in the scanning electron microscope using calculated potential distributions and Monte Carlo simulations

AKW Chee, RF Broom, CJ Humphreys… - Journal of Applied …, 2011 - pubs.aip.org
This paper describes the use of a Monte Carlo model incorporating a finite-element method
computing the electrostatic fields inside and outside a semiconductor, plus a ray-tracing …

Quantitative material analysis using secondary electron energy spectromicroscopy

W Han, M Zheng, A Banerjee, YZ Luo, L Shen… - Scientific reports, 2020 - nature.com
This paper demonstrates how secondary electron energy spectroscopy (SEES) performed
inside a scanning electron microscope (SEM) can be used to map sample atomic number …

Secondary electron doping contrast: Theory based on scanning electron microscope and Kelvin probe force microscopy measurements

I Volotsenko, M Molotskii, Z Barkay… - Journal of applied …, 2010 - pubs.aip.org
The secondary electron emission flux in a scanning electron microscope is a powerful tool
for delineation of electrically active dopant concentration, built-in potentials, and surface …

Secondary electron emission yield calculation performed using two different Monte Carlo strategies

M Dapor - Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research …, 2011 - Elsevier
The secondary electron emission yield in Al2O3 and polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) is
calculated using two different Monte Carlo approaches, one based on the energy straggling …

Harvesting the decay energy of 26Al to drive lightning discharge in protoplanetary discs

A Johansen, S Okuzumi - Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2018 - aanda.org
Chondrules in primitive meteorites likely formed by recrystallisation of dust aggregates that
were flash-heated to nearly complete melting. Chondrules may represent the building blocks …

Energy selective scanning electron microscopy to reduce the effect of contamination layers on scanning electron microscope dopant mapping

C Rodenburg, MAE Jepson, EGT Bosch, M Dapor - Ultramicroscopy, 2010 - Elsevier
We demonstrate that energy selective scanning electron microscopy can lead to substantial
dopant contrast and resolution improvements (compared to standard SEM) when the energy …

A Monte Carlo investigation of secondary electron emission from solid targets: Spherical symmetry versus momentum conservation within the classical binary collision …

M Dapor - Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research …, 2009 - Elsevier
A Monte Carlo scheme is described where the secondary electron generation has been
incorporated. The initial position of a secondary electron due to Fermi sea excitation is …

Simulation of the secondary electrons energy deposition produced by proton beams in PMMA: influence of the target electronic excitation description

M Dapor, I Abril, P de Vera, R Garcia-Molina - The European Physical …, 2015 - Springer
We have studied the radial dependence of the energy deposition of the secondary electron
generated by swift proton beams incident with energies T= 50 keV–5 MeV on poly …

Secondary electron spectra of semi-crystalline polymers–A novel polymer characterisation tool?

M Dapor, RC Masters, I Ross, DG Lidzey… - Journal of Electron …, 2018 - Elsevier
The nano-scale dispersion of ordered/disordered phases in semi-crystalline polymers can
strongly influence their performance eg in terms of mechanical properties and/or electronic …