TSEM: A review of scanning electron microscopy in transmission mode and its applications

T Klein, E Buhr, CG Frase - Advances in imaging and electron physics, 2012 - Elsevier
Transmission electron imaging with standard scanning electron microscopes (SEMs) can be
implemented simply by equipping the SEM with a readily available transmission detector …

Three‐dimensional electron microscopy simulation with the CASINO Monte Carlo software

H Demers, N Poirier‐Demers, AR Couture, D Joly… - …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Monte Carlo softwares are widely used to understand the capabilities of electron
microscopes. To study more realistic applications with complex samples, 3D Monte Carlo …

Charging effect induced by electron beam irradiation: A review

ZJ Ding, C Li, B Da, J Liu - Science and Technology of Advanced …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Charging effect frequently occurs when characterizing nonconductive materials using
electrons as probes and/or signals and can impede the acquisition of useful information …

Characterization of nanoparticles by scanning electron microscopy in transmission mode

E Buhr, N Senftleben, T Klein… - Measurement …, 2009 - iopscience.iop.org
A conventional scanning electron microscope operated in transmission mode (TSEM) was
used for imaging silica, gold and latex nanoparticles. Particles were applied to conventional …

Spectrum simulation in DTSA-II

NWM Ritchie - Microscopy and Microanalysis, 2009 - cambridge.org
Spectrum simulation is a useful practical and pedagogical tool. Particularly with complex
samples or trace constituents, a simulation can help to understand the limits of the technique …

Model-based SEM for dimensional metrology tasks in semiconductor and mask industry

CG Frase, D Gnieser, H Bosse - Journal of Physics D: Applied …, 2009 - iopscience.iop.org
The requirements on the use of scanning electron microscopy (SEM) as a measurement
technique for the process control of dimensional parameters are most challenging in the …

Use of model-based library in critical dimension measurement by CD-SEM

YB Zou, MSS Khan, HM Li, YG Li, W Li, ST Gao, LS Liu… - Measurement, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract Model-based library (MBL) method, based on the fundamental physics of electron-
solid interaction and Monte Carlo simulation of electron transport and secondary electron …

A new method for measuring nanoparticle diameter from a set of SEM images using a remarkable point

L Crouzier, A Delvallee, S Ducourtieux, L Devoille… - Ultramicroscopy, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) is considered as a reference technique for the
determination of nanoparticle (NP) dimensional properties. Nevertheless, the image …

Analytical linescan model for SEM metrology

CA Mack, BD Bunday - Metrology, Inspection, and Process …, 2015 - spiedigitallibrary.org
Critical dimension scanning electron microscope (CD-SEM) metrology has long used
empirical approaches to determine edge locations. While such solutions are very flexible …

Influence of electron landing energy on the measurement of the dimensional properties of nanoparticle populations imaged by SEM

L Crouzier, A Delvallée, L Devoille, S Artous… - Ultramicroscopy, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) technique is widely used to characterize
nanoparticle (NP) size. The landing energy (LE) of the primary electron beam is considered …