Article: Crystallographic phase analysis of submicrometer particles by electron backscatter diffraction. (New Briefs).(Brief Article)

The characterization and identification of small particles are critical to advanced manufacturing methods in semiconductor, pharmaceutical, metallurgy, and ceramics, as well as environmental monitoring and homeland security. The chemical compound identification of particles is essential to the understanding, improvement and control of electronic device yield, near-net-shape processes, drug effectiveness, environmental particulate health effects, and trace-explosive-particle forensic analysis.

In collaboration with Sandia National Laboratory, NIST is developing procedures for analyzing the crystallographic phase of individual sub-200 nm particles utilizing ...

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