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In article <BznzK5.JFH@creare.com>, kwg@creare.com (Kent Goeking) writes:
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>   I would like to hear if anyone has any experience in preparing moisture
>sensitive samples for SEM examination.  In particular I would like to
>examine the interface between a piece of lithium and a polymer electrolyte
>to understand the interface phenomena that is responsible for degredation
>in lithium based batteries.
>
>   Unfortunately, lithium reacts vigerously with water and the moisture
>present in the air would destroy any interesting interface microstructures
>before I got a chance to look at them.  Is it possible to prepare the
>sample in-situ?  I mean while in the SEM vacuum chamber?  Any ideas or
>reference suggestions appreciated.
>
>Thanks,
>
>Kent Goeking
>Creare Inc.
>kwg@creare.com  
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	I donno how to prepare sample in such a situation, and curious
	to know. But to look at the interface, I think, SEM resolution
	may not be high enough. For interfacial studies you may have to
	resort to the TEM, the high resolution ones, that let you look
	at the lattice level.

	-Anis.