WO2021070336A1 - 試料ホルダ、膜間距離調整機構、および荷電粒子線装置 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a sample holder for a charged particle beam device that observes the shape or material of a sample by using a detection signal generated by irradiating a charged particle beam. More specifically, the present invention relates to a sample holder for a charged particle beam device that enables observation of a liquid or gel-like sample in a non-invasive state.
- the housing is evacuated, the sample is placed in a vacuum atmosphere, and the sample is imaged. Since the electron beam is scattered by gas molecules and liquid molecules such as the atmosphere, it is preferable to keep the passage path of the electron beam in a vacuum atmosphere.
- biochemical samples and liquid samples are damaged or their states change, and it has been considered difficult to observe them in a non-invasive state.
- electron microscopes have been developed that can observe the sample to be observed in an atmospheric pressure environment or in a submerged environment.
- a conductive thin film laminated on the other main surface of a first insulating thin film whose main surface is a holding surface of an observation sample is provided, and the conductive thin film has a ground potential or is used.
- An electron beam is irradiated from the conductive thin film side while a predetermined bias voltage is applied. Due to the irradiated electron beam, a local potential change occurs on one main surface of the first insulating thin film. A signal based on this potential change is detected by a detection electrode provided below the second insulating thin film arranged on the opposite side of the observation sample.
- the signal based on the potential change generated in the first insulating thin film detected by the detection electrode propagates through the observation sample.
- the signal propagation force at this time differs depending on the observed sample. For example, water has a high relative permittivity of about 80 and propagates the signal well, while the biological sample has a relative permittivity of about 2 to 3. It is low and the signal propagation power is low. Therefore, based on the difference in intensity of the potential change signal propagated through the observation sample, the biological sample in the aqueous solution can be observed with high contrast without performing a staining treatment or an immobilization treatment. This method is suitable for damageless observation of a biological sample in liquid because it is not necessary to directly apply a high-energy electron beam to the sample to be observed.
- Patent Document 3 describes a transmission electron microscope (TEM: Transmission Electron Microscope) and a scanning transmission electron microscope (STEM:) for observing a sample by transmitting an electron beam as a probe and detecting electrons after transmission.
- TEM Transmission Electron Microscope
- STEM scanning transmission electron microscope
- liquid and gas samples are placed in a vacuum by sandwiching them between two microelectronic devices equipped with a thin window through which electron beams can pass.
- the sample holder to be held is disclosed.
- the sample holder is fixed to the first insulating thin film fixed to the frame portion provided for the purpose of maintaining strength or the like, or to the frame portion provided for the purpose of maintaining strength or the like.
- An aqueous solution containing a sample (liquid sample) or a gel containing a sample (gel-like sample) is attached to either of the second insulating thin films, and both insulating thin films are fixed so as to be sandwiched between them.
- the first and second insulating thin films are fixed facing each other in advance, and a mechanism for perfusing the aqueous solution is provided in the gap to introduce the liquid sample into the gap of the insulating thin film.
- the gel-like sample is referred to as a liquid sample.
- the insulating thin film window to be observed is often a rectangle having a side of 500 ⁇ m or less, for example. Since the observable region is the region where the window of the first insulating thin film and the window of the second insulating thin film overlap, it is important to align the insulating thin films with each other. Furthermore, it is also important to quickly enclose the sample, especially for highly volatile liquid samples.
- the sample holder is required to incorporate a brittle material such as an insulating thin film to enable quick and highly accurate alignment, while at the same time, it is desired to realize such a requirement at low cost with the simplest possible structure.
- a brittle material such as an insulating thin film
- the inventors have studied the configuration of a sample holder that can achieve both functional and cost aspects.
- the sample holder is a sample holder that holds a liquid or gel-like sample, has an opening, is made of metal, or at least an electron beam irradiation surface and a side surface of the opening.
- a first member having a first chip held on a surface facing the electron beam irradiation surface of the member, a first sealing material, a second sealing material, and a first sealing material are arranged.
- a base material on which a first bottom sealing surface and a second bottom sealing surface on which a second sealing material is arranged are formed, an electrode arranged on the base material, and a second insulating thin film are formed. It has a second member comprising two windows and having a second tip held on a second bottom sealing surface via a second sealing material such that the second window faces the electrodes.
- the conductive thin film of the first chip and the metal of the lid member are electrically conductive, the first member and the second member are combined, and the first sealing material is the first bottom seal.
- the sample holder can reliably hold the liquid or gel sample, and the charged particle beam device can improve the observation yield.
- FIGS. 1A to 1E show a configuration example (first configuration example) of the sample holder 101 according to the first embodiment.
- the sample holder 101 has a first member 102 and a second member 103.
- FIG. 1A is a top view of the sample holder 101 looking down at the electron beam irradiation surface 112, and
- FIG. 1B shows a state in which the first member 102 and the second member 103 in AA shown in FIG. 1A are separated.
- 1C is a cross-sectional view of the above, and FIG. 1C is a cross-sectional view of AA in a state where the first member 102 and the second member 103 are combined.
- FIG. 1D is a view of the first member 102 viewed from the X direction shown in FIG. 1B, that is, a view of the first member 102 looking up from the side opposite to the electron beam irradiation direction
- FIG. 1E is a view of the second member 102. It is a figure which looked down on the member 103 from the Y direction shown in FIG. 1B, that is, looked down at the 2nd member 103 from the electron beam irradiation direction.
- FIG. 1D is a view of the first member 102 viewed from the X direction shown in FIG. 1B, that is, a view of the first member 102 looking up from the side opposite to the electron beam irradiation direction
- FIG. 1E is a view of the second member 102. It is a figure which looked down on the member 103 from the Y direction shown in FIG. 1B, that is, looked down at the 2nd member 103 from the electron beam irradiation direction.
- FIG. 1D is a view
- the second chip 107 in order to show the structure in an easy-to-understand manner, the second chip 107 is partially cut out and displayed, and the actual shape of the second chip 107 is a rectangle shown by a dotted line. Further, the first sealing material 118 and the second sealing material 119 are omitted.
- the outer peripheral shapes of the first member 102 and the second member 103 are rectangular, but the shape is not limited to a rectangle, and may be, for example, a polygonal shape or a circular shape. .. The same applies to the following examples.
- the first member 102 of the sample holder 101 has a lid member 111 and a first chip 105 held on the opposite surface of the electron beam irradiation surface 112 of the lid member 111 as its main configuration.
- the first chip 105 is a diced chip and includes a window 123 for electron beam irradiation on which an insulating thin film 104 for isolating the outside atmosphere is formed.
- the insulating thin film 104 include a silicon nitride film, a silicon oxide film, a carbon film, and a polyimide film.
- a conductive thin film 109 is formed on the electron beam irradiation surface side of the first chip 105, and a laminated film of the conductive thin film 109 and the insulating thin film 104 is formed in the window 123.
- a metal thin film containing any one of tantalum, tungsten, rhenium, molybdenum, osmium, gold, and platinum as a main component can be exemplified.
- the first chip 105 is aligned so that the center of the electron beam irradiation window 123 coincides with the center of the opening of the lid member 111, and the side on which the conductive thin film 109 is formed by the fixed sealing material 110 is the lid member. It is fixed to the back surface of 111.
- the fixed sealing material 110 has a vacuum sealing function for fixing the first chip 105 and sealing the periphery of the liquid sample 115 from the vacuum atmosphere of the sample chamber to the atmospheric pressure or quasi-atmospheric pressure state when observing with an electron microscope.
- the fixing sealing material 110 for example, a double-sided tape made of a Si-based adhesive can be used. Since the double-sided tape of Si-based adhesive has a uniform surface, it has an excellent vacuum sealing function.
- the lid member 111 may be made of metal, or may be a resin material in which a metal film is coated on a part or the entire surface by metal plating or the like.
- metal plating is applied to the resin material, at least the electron beam irradiation surface 112 of the lid member 111 and the inclined surface (side surface of the opening) 113 of the lid member are metal plated in order to suppress the charging phenomenon associated with the electron beam irradiation. It is preferable to do so.
- the electron beam irradiation surface 112 of the lid member 111 and the conductive thin film 109 of the first chip 105 are electrically conductively treated with the conductive paste 114.
- the means for electrically conducting the electron beam irradiation surface 112 and the conductive thin film 109 is not limited to the conductive paste.
- a bias voltage is applied to the conductive thin film 109 of the first chip 105. Therefore, a bias voltage is applied to the electron beam irradiation surface 112 of the lid member 111 by a voltage supply means (not shown). Since the electron beam irradiation surface 112 and the conductive thin film 109 are electrically conductive, it is possible to apply a bias voltage to the conductive thin film 109.
- the base material 127 of the second member 103 of the sample holder 101 is formed of an insulator. If necessary, the surface of the base material 127 may be metal-plated. However, in that case, the first member 102 and the second member 103 are combined so that the leakage current due to the bias voltage applied to the conductive thin film 109 during the observation with the electron microscope does not flow into the electrode 108. In the state, the electrode 108 of the second member 103 and the electron beam irradiation surface 112 of the first member 102 need to be insulated.
- the second member 103 includes a second chip 107 having a base material 127 and a signal transmission window 124 on which an insulating thin film 106 for isolating the outside atmosphere is formed, and a second chip 107.
- An electrode 108 arranged on the base material 127, a first sealing material 118, and a second sealing material 119 are provided so as not to come into contact with the base material 127.
- the electrode 108 is connected to a signal amplification means (not shown).
- the insulating thin film 106 the film exemplified as the insulating thin film 104 can be used.
- the base material 127 is provided with a guide 116 for aligning the second chip 107.
- a recess is provided in the central portion of the base metal 127, and the side wall of the recess functions as a guide 116.
- the second chip 107 fits into the guide 116 provided on the base material 127, and is placed in contact with the second sealing material 119.
- the center of the electrode 108 is aligned with the center of the guide 116, and the second chip 107 fits into the guide 116 so that the center of the signal transmission window 124 of the second chip 107 is centered on the guide 116. Aligned to match the center of. With such a configuration, the center of the signal transmission window 124 and the center of the electrode 108 are aligned with each other.
- the first sealing material 118 and the second sealing material 119 are deformed so as to be crushed by pressing the first member 102 and the second member 103 against each other, and the first member 102 And the two surfaces (upper and lower surfaces) or three surfaces (upper and lower surfaces and side surfaces) in contact with the second member 103 are sealed.
- the first sealing material 118 is crushed at least between the first bottom sealing surface 203 formed on the base material 127 and the upper sealing surface 205 of the lid member 111, and the second chip 107
- the first space 120 into which the lid is fitted is sealed from the outside atmosphere.
- the second sealing material 119 is crushed at least between the second bottom sealing surface 200 formed on the base material 127 and the bottom surface of the second chip 107, and the tip portion of the electrode 108 is arranged.
- Space 121 is sealed from the first space 120 around it.
- the second space 121 is a space formed by being surrounded by the bottom surface of the second chip 107, the second bottom sealing surface 200 of the base material 127, and the second sealing material 119.
- FIGS. 1A to 1E show examples of an O-ring as the first sealing material 118 and the second sealing material 119.
- FIGS. 1F to 1G show examples of a sample holder using an O-ring as the first sealing material 118 and a double-sided tape as the second sealing material 119.
- the top view of the sample holder 101 looking down at the electron beam irradiation surface 112 is common to FIG. 1A, and FIGS. 1F to 1G are cross-sectional views taken along the line AA shown in FIG. 1A.
- a double-sided tape having a structure in which the Si rubber sheet 140 is sandwiched between Si-based adhesive sheets 150 having uniform surfaces on both sides can be used as the second sealing material 119.
- the Si rubber sheet 140 is crushed as shown in FIG. 1G, so that the second space 121 in which the electrode 108 is arranged is the first. It is sealed from the space 120 of.
- the second sealing material 119 may be an O-ring or a double-sided tape unless otherwise specified.
- the first is the state shown in Fig. 1B. None of the components of the first member 102 are in contact with the components of the second member 103. In this state, for example, a liquid sample 115 is attached to the insulating thin film 106 surface of the second chip 107 placed inside the guide 116 of the base material 127 by a micropipette. The surface to which the liquid sample 115 is attached may be on the insulating thin film 104 of the first chip 105 of the first member 102. After that, the first member 102 is brought closer to the second member 103 by manual operation or automatic operation by a robot or the like.
- FIG. 2A shows a state in which the insulating thin film 104 of the first member 102 is in contact with the liquid sample 115.
- the first chip 105 begins to fit into the guide 116 of the second member 103, and the first chip 105 and the second chip 107 are aligned with each other.
- the first chip 105 By fitting the first chip 105 into the guide 116, the center of the lid member 111, the center of the electron beam irradiation window 123 of the first chip 105, and the center of the signal transmission window 124 of the second chip 107 , Aligned with the center of the electrode 108.
- the first sealing material 118 is not in contact with the first member 102, and the first sealing material 118 is not deformed.
- the second sealing material 119 begins to be deformed so as to be crushed by applying a pushing force through the liquid sample 115.
- FIG. 2C is an example in which the amount of the liquid sample 115 is extremely small.
- the liquid sample 115 is the second.
- the first chip 105 is not in contact with the insulating thin film 104, and the force for pushing down the second chip 107 does not work. Therefore, in the case of FIG. 2C, when the first chip 105 and the second chip 107 are aligned, neither the first sealing material 118 nor the second sealing material 119 has started to be deformed.
- the guide 116 is provided as a guide for aligning the second tip 107 with respect to the base material 127, but at the same time, the first tip 105 is aligned with the second tip 107. It also functions as a guide for alignment. Focusing on the function used for aligning the opposing chips, the guide 116 is referred to as a guide for opposing chips.
- the guide for the opposed tip may or may not be a guide for the tip placed on the own member (lid member or base material), but when the first tip 105 and the second tip 107 are congruent.
- the first sealing material 118 is not deformed at the moment when the first tip 105 and the second tip 107 are aligned by the guide 116 (this point). Is called "Point 1").
- a force that pushes the first member 102 back to the electron beam irradiation surface 112 side by the repulsive force that the first sealing material 118 tries to return to the original shape. works.
- the lid member 111 is opaque, it cannot be visually confirmed whether or not the first tip 105 is fitted in the guide 116. Therefore, when the first member 102 is pushed into the second member 103.
- the determination is made based on the presence or absence of resistance due to the first chip 105 interfering with the guide 116. Therefore, if the lid member 111 is in a state of receiving the repulsive force of the first sealing material 118 at the alignment stage, it becomes difficult to recognize the presence or absence of resistance due to interference. If the first member 102 is pushed in while the first tip 105 interferes with the guide 116, the first tip 105 may be damaged.
- the second sealing material 119 is crushed before the first sealing material 118 (this point is called "point 2").
- the excess liquid sample may leak into the first space 120 formed by the recess forming the guide 116 of the base material 127 and the first member 102, but the second sealing material 119. It does not penetrate into the second space 121 shielded by the liquid sample, and as a result, it is possible to prevent the liquid sample from coming into contact with the electrode 108.
- the timing at which the second sealing material 119 starts to collapse is as early as possible, but when the second sealing material 119 starts to collapse at the alignment stage, the lid member 111 causes the repulsive force of the second sealing material 119. Will receive. However, the repulsive force of the second sealing material 119 is smaller than the repulsive force of the first sealing material 118.
- the second sealing material 119 starts to be crushed at the alignment stage, and the position is in the state where the risk of liquid sample leaking is low as shown in FIG. 2C.
- first tip 105 aligned with the second tip 107 by the guide 116 of the second member 103, for example, the first with a plurality of screws 117 (see FIG. 1A) or other fixing means.
- Member 102 is pressed against the second member 103.
- the first member 102 includes a through hole 128 for passing a screw 117 (see FIG. 1D), and the second member 103 includes a screw hole 129 (see FIG. 1E).
- the diameter of the through hole 128 should be slightly larger than the nominal diameter of the screw in order to absorb errors due to the accuracy of making the guide 116 and the accuracy of aligning the first tip 105 with respect to the first member 102.
- the first chip 105 and the second chip 107 are diced so that each side becomes a rectangle of the same size of about several mm, and the guide 116 has a likelihood that both chips have a likelihood of about 100 ⁇ m or less. It is made slightly larger than the first and second chips so that it fits in.
- the guide 116 is provided with a circular tip relief 130 at the corners, as shown in FIG. 1E.
- the diced tip may have a residue at the corner, and even in such a case, the tip relief 130 makes it easy to fit the tip into the guide 116.
- FIG. 2B is a state in which the state of FIG. 2A is further pushed down by tightening a screw or the like, and is a state immediately before the first sealing material 118 starts to be deformed by the first member 102.
- sample leakage may occur from the first and second chip side walls depending on the amount of the dropped liquid sample 115.
- the second sealing material is in the middle of the crushing process, and seals the second space 121 in which the electrode 108 is arranged from the sample 122 leaking from the side wall of the chip.
- FIG. 1C shows a state in which the first member 102 and the second member 103 are finally combined and fixed, and can be observed with an electron microscope.
- the first member 102 and the second member 103 are in a state where both the first sealing material 118 and the second sealing material 119 leave a crushing margin, and the components other than both sealing materials are connected to each other. Stopped by contact.
- the pressing down is stopped by the contact between the fixed sealing material 110 of the first member 102 and the base material 127 of the second member 103.
- the fixing sealing material 110 has a crushing margin
- the tightening strength of the screw 117 for fixing the first member 102 and the second member 103 may be controlled by a torque wrench or the like.
- the first sealing material 118 airtightly seals the first space 120 from the outside environment maintained in a high vacuum atmosphere for electron beam irradiation.
- the second sealing material 119 airtightly seals the second space 121 in which the electrodes 108 are arranged from the surrounding first space 120.
- the second sealing material 119 also seals the second space 121 from the sample 122 leaking from the side walls of the first chip 105 and the second chip 107.
- the second chip 107 is fixed in a state where the liquid sample 115 is sandwiched and pressed against the first chip 105 by the repulsive force that the deformed second sealing material 119 tries to return to the original shape.
- FIG. 3 is used to show the first design guideline of the sample holder.
- FIG. 3 shows a state in which the insulating thin film 104 of the first chip 105 and the insulating thin film 106 of the second chip 107 are in surface contact with each other in the absence of a sample.
- the shape is determined using the following values defined in this state. It should be noted that those in the same industry can easily infer that it is necessary to design in consideration of the dimensions and specifications of each member such as a chip and various sealing materials, and the tolerance at the time of production.
- the second bottom seal surface 200 is set as the reference position (0), the distance from the upper position is a positive distance, and the distance from the lower position is a negative distance.
- the depth a of the guide 116 is defined by the distance from the second bottom sealing surface 200 to the tip of the guide 116 (the upper surface of the base metal 127).
- the depth a of the guide 116 satisfies the relationship of (Equation 1).
- the thickness of the second sealing material 119 is the diameter in the case of an O-ring and the thickness in the case of a double-sided tape.
- the distance b between the first sealing surfaces defined as the distance from the upper sealing surface 205 of the lid member 111 to the second bottom sealing surface 200 and the second bottom sealing surface 200 from the first bottom sealing surface 203.
- the second seal surface distance c which is defined as the distance to, satisfies the relationship of (Equation 2). ABS (distance between first sealing surfaces b-distance between second sealing surfaces c)> thickness of first sealing material 118 ... (Equation 2)
- the thickness of the first sealing material 118 is the diameter of the O-ring in the case of an O-ring.
- Equation 1 it is required that (Equation 1) be satisfied by aligning the first chip 105 and the second chip 107 in the first configuration example with the counter-tip guide provided on the second member 103. This is due to the structure performed by 116. That is, if the method of positioning the first chip 105 and the second chip 107 is different, (Equation 1) will be changed accordingly. For example, it is conceivable to provide a guide for the opposing tip on the first member (for example, a lid member), but in this case, instead of (Equation 1), the insulating thin film of the first tip 105 in the absence of a sample.
- the height from the surface of the lid member 111 to which the first tip 105 of the counter-tip guide is fixed is the fixed sealing material 110. Is required to be larger than the sum of the thickness of the first chip 105 and the thickness of the first chip 105. If this condition is satisfied, it is guaranteed that the contact surface between the insulating thin film 104 and the insulating thin film 106 is located between the lid member 111 provided with the facing tip guide and the tip of the facing tip guide. To.
- FIGS. 4A to 4D show a configuration example (second configuration example) of the sample holder 301 according to the first embodiment.
- the top view is the same as that of FIG. 1A
- FIGS. 4A to 4B are cross-sectional views taken along the line AA shown in FIG. 1A, respectively.
- the first member 102 includes a first chip guide 402 into which the first chip 105 is fitted.
- the first chip 105 is aligned so that the center of the window 123 for electron beam irradiation is centered on the opening of the lid member 111.
- the tip guide 402 facilitates this alignment.
- the first chip 105 is fixed to the lid member 111 by the fixing sealing material 110.
- the guide 402 is provided with a circular tip relief 130, similarly to the guide 116 in the first configuration example.
- a liquid pool 302 for storing the surplus sample 122 leaking from the side wall between the chips is provided.
- the guide 116 surrounds the entire circumference of the chip by forming a columnar recess in the base material 127, whereas in the second configuration example, as shown in FIGS. 4A and 4D.
- a recess including a liquid pool 302 is provided in the central portion of the base metal 127, and a plate-shaped guide 116 is provided in the recess so as to face each of the four sides of the chip. With such a shape, there is an advantage that the base metal 127 can be easily processed.
- the first member 102 and the second member 103 crush both the first sealing material 118 and the second sealing material 119. It is stopped when the components other than both sealing materials come into contact with each other, leaving a margin.
- the push-down is stopped when the lid member 111 of the first member 102 and the base material 127 of the second member 103 come into contact with each other. Therefore, if the lid member 111 and the base material 127 are made of a material having appropriate strength, the force for fixing the lid member 111 of the first member 102 and the base material 127 of the second member 103 can be managed. unnecessary.
- FIGS. 5A to 5E show a configuration example (third configuration example) of the sample holder 401 according to the first embodiment.
- the top view is the same as that of FIG. 1A
- FIGS. 5A to 5B and E are cross-sectional views taken along the line AA shown in FIG. 1A, respectively.
- the first member 102 includes a guide 402 for the first chip into which the first chip 105 is fitted, and the first chip 105 is for electron beam irradiation.
- the center of the window 123 is aligned with respect to the opening of the lid member 111.
- the first chip 105 is fixed to the lid member 111 by the fixing sealing material 110.
- the second member 103 includes a guide 403 for the second chip into which the second chip 107 is fitted. As a result, the second chip 107 is aligned so that the center of the signal transmission window 124 coincides with the center of the electrode 108.
- the first chip guide 402 is a side wall of a recess provided in the central portion of the lid member 111 as shown in FIG. 5C, and the second chip guide 403 is as shown in FIG. 5D. It is a plate-shaped guide provided in a recess including a liquid pool 302 provided in the central portion of the base material 127.
- the center of the opening of the lid member 111 of the first member 102 coincides with the center of the electrode 108 of the second member 103.
- Each is provided with a guide for alignment.
- the first member 102 includes a second member guide 404
- the second member 103 includes a first member guide 405.
- the second member guide 404 is a plate-shaped guide as shown in FIG. 5C
- the first member guide 405 is provided in the central portion of the base metal 127 as shown in FIG. 5D. It is a side wall of a recess including a pool 302.
- FIG. 5B shows a state in which the first member 102 is pushed down, the first member 102 and the second member 103 are combined and fixed, and can be observed with an electron microscope.
- the first member 102 and the second member 103 are both the first sealing material 118 and the second sealing material 119. It is stopped by the contact between the lid member 111 of the first member 102 and the base material 127 of the second member 103 with the crushing margin left.
- the second chip 107 has a height at which the insulating thin film 106 of the second chip 107 does not come into contact with each other.
- the shapes of the lid member 111 and the base material 127 are complicated, but the risk of damaging the chips when the first member 102 and the second member 103 are combined can be reduced.
- the first member 102 and the second member 103 are combined and fixed, and the second chip 107 can be observed with an electron microscope. It is more preferable that the tip of the guide 403 for the second chip into which the guide 403 is fitted is located below the upper surface (insulating thin film 106) of the second chip 107. When the tip of the guide 403 for the second tip is located above the upper surface (insulating thin film 106) of the second tip 107, the first tip 105 and the second tip 107 are in the process of pushing down the first member 102.
- the guide 403 for the second chip interferes with the lower surface (insulating thin film 104) of the first chip 105 and damages the first chip 105. This is because there is a risk of For the same reason, the lower end of the guide 402 for the first chip into which the first chip 105 is fitted (in this case, equal to the lower surface of the lid member 111) is larger than the lower surface of the first chip 105 (insulating thin film 104). It is preferable that it is located above.
- the shapes of the first chip guide 402, the second chip guide 403, the second member guide 404, and the first member guide 405 are not limited to the shapes shown in FIGS. 5A to 5E, and are described above. Any shape may be used as long as it satisfies the functions of.
- FIG. 6A to 6C show a configuration example (fourth configuration example) of the sample holder 501 according to the first embodiment.
- the top view is the same as that of FIG. 1A except that the conductive thin film 109 of the first chip 105 and the electron beam irradiation surface 112 of the lid member 111 are different from each other in the electric conduction means, which will be described later.
- FIG. 6C is a view of the first member 102 viewed from the X direction shown in FIG. 6A, that is, the first member 102 looking up from the side opposite to the electron beam irradiation direction.
- the first chip 105 is larger than the second chip 107.
- the first member 102 includes a guide 402 for the first chip into which the first chip 105 is fitted, and the center of the window 123 for electron beam irradiation of the first chip 105 is with respect to the opening of the lid member 111. It is aligned so that it is in the center.
- the periphery of the first chip 105 is fixed to the lid member 111 by an adhesive 510.
- the adhesive 510 is insulating and also serves as a vacuum seal. As shown in FIG.
- the first chip 105 is fixed to the lid member 111 in a state where the conductive thin film 109 of the first chip 105 is in contact with the bottom surface of the recess forming the guide 402 for the first chip.
- the conductive thin film 109 is electrically conductive with the electron beam irradiation surface 112. This eliminates the need for conductive paste.
- the second member 103 is the same as the third configuration example. Since the adhesive 510 also serves as a vacuum seal, the sealing function can be enhanced by thickening the adhesive 510, but when it comes into contact with the structure of the second member 103, it is combined with the first chip 105. There is a possibility that the second chip 107 may cause a problem in sandwiching the liquid sample 115. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 6B, the adhesive 510 is attached to the second member 103 in a state where the first member 102 and the second member 103 are combined and fixed and can be observed with an electron microscope. Avoid contact.
- FIGS. 7A to 7B are cross-sectional views taken along the line AA shown in FIG. 1A, respectively.
- FIG. 7C is a view of the second member 103 viewed from the Y direction shown in FIG. 7A, that is, a view of the second member 103 looking down from the electron beam irradiation direction.
- the second chip 107 is larger than the first chip 105.
- the guide 403 for the second chip is also enlarged.
- the sample 122 leaking from the side wall of the first chip 105 is on the surface of the second chip 107 and overlaps with the first chip 105. Since it is possible to hold the sample 122 in a non-existent region, it is possible to reduce the risk that the sample 122 penetrates into the second space 121 and comes into contact with the electrode 108.
- FIG. 8A to 8F show a configuration example (sixth configuration example) of the sample holder 701 according to the first embodiment.
- the means for fixing the first member 102 and the second member 103 is different from the configuration examples described so far.
- the top view corresponds to the top view shown in FIG. 1A excluding the screw 117.
- 8A to 8D are cross-sectional views at locations corresponding to AA shown in FIG. 1A, respectively.
- FIG. 8E is a view of the first member 102 viewed from the X direction shown in FIG. 8A, that is, a view of the first member 102 looking up from the side opposite to the electron beam irradiation direction
- FIG. 8F is a view of the second member 103. Is viewed from the Y direction shown in FIG. 8A, that is, the second member 103 is viewed from the electron beam irradiation direction.
- the first member 102 and the second member 103 do not have the configuration required for fixing with screws. Instead of the screw, a fixing hook 702 is provided on the four sides of the first member 102, and a corresponding hook sled 703 is provided on the four sides of the second member 103. As shown in FIG. 8D, the first member 102 and the second member 103 are fixed by engaging the fixing hook 702 and the hook sled 703.
- the fixing hook 702 is provided at the tip of the first hook guide 704 extending in the direction perpendicular to the electron beam irradiation surface 112 of the lid member 111, and the four sides of the base material 127 correspond to the first hook guide 704.
- a guide 705 for the second hook is provided.
- FIG. 8A shows a state in which the first hook guide 704 of the first member 102 has begun to fit into the second hook guide 705. From this state, the first member 102 is pushed down to approach the second member 103 by manual operation or automatic operation by a robot or the like. In a situation where the first hook guide 704 is fitted into the second hook guide 705, the first tip 105 and the guide 116 provided on the second member 103 are aligned while pushing down the first member 102. Tip.
- FIG. 8B shows a state in which the insulating thin film 104 of the first chip 105 is in contact with the liquid sample 115.
- the first tip 105 begins to fit into the guide 116, and the first tip 105 and the second tip 107 are aligned with each other.
- the fit between the first hook guide 704 and the second hook guide 705 has a little more likelihood than the fit between the first tip 105 and the guide 116 so that precise alignment can be performed. Is preferable.
- the center of the opening of the lid member 111, the center of the window 123 for electron beam irradiation, the center of the signal transmission window 124, and the center of the electrode 108 are aligned.
- the first sealing material 118 is not in contact with the first member 102, and the first sealing material 118 is not deformed.
- the second sealing material 119 to which the pushing force is applied through the sample starts to be deformed so as to be crushed.
- the fixing hook 702 of the first member 102 interferes with the hook warp 703 of the second member 103, and starts to warp in the outward direction perpendicular to the outer peripheral surface.
- FIG. 8C is a state immediately before the first member 102 is further pushed down from the state of FIG. 8B and the first sealing material 118 starts to be deformed by the first member 102.
- sample leakage may occur from the first and second chip side walls depending on the amount of the dropped liquid sample 115.
- the second sealing material is in the middle of the crushing process, and seals the second space 121 in which the electrode 108 is arranged from the sample 122 leaking from the side wall of the chip.
- the fixing hook 702 of the first member 102 is just before getting over the hook sled 703 of the second member 103.
- FIG. 8D shows a state in which the first member 102 and the second member 103 are combined and fixed, and can be observed with an electron microscope.
- the fixing hook 702 of the first member 102 gets over the hook sled 703 of the second member 103, and is fixed in a state where the fixing hook 702 and the hook sled 703 are in contact with each other.
- the first member 102 has a repulsive force that the deformed first sealing material 118 and the deformed second sealing material 119 try to return to the original shape, and a force that the hook sled 703 holds the fixing hook 702. It is fixed in a balanced state.
- the first sealing material 118 airtightly seals the first space 120 from the outside environment kept in a high vacuum atmosphere for electron beam irradiation.
- the second sealing material 119 airtightly seals the second space 121 in which the electrode 108 is arranged from the surrounding first space.
- the second sealing material 119 also seals the second space 121 from the sample 122 leaking from the side walls of the first chip 105 and the second chip 107.
- the second chip 107 is fixed in a state where the liquid sample 115 is sandwiched and pressed against the first chip 105 by the repulsive force that the deformed second sealing material 119 tries to return to the original shape.
- the material of the lid member 111 is preferably a relatively soft resin plated with metal as described above.
- the member provided with the fixing hook and the hook sled may be reversed, and the first member 102 may be provided with the hook sled and the second member 103 may be provided with the fixing hook.
- the lid member 111 can be made of a metal material.
- FIGS. 9B to 9E show a configuration example (seventh configuration example) of the sample holder 801 according to the first embodiment.
- 9A is a top view of the sample holder 801 looking down at the electron beam irradiation surface 112
- FIGS. 9B to 9E show a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA shown in FIG. The plan view in BB is shown.
- FIG. 9F is a view of the first member 102 viewed from the X direction shown in FIG. 9B, that is, a view of the first member 102 looking up from the side opposite to the electron beam irradiation direction
- FIG. 9G is a view of the second member 103. Is viewed from the Y direction shown in FIG. 9B, that is, the second member 103 is viewed from the electron beam irradiation direction.
- the outer peripheral shape of the sample holder 801 is circular.
- the first member 102 and the second member 103 are fixed by screwing the first member 102 into the second member 103.
- FIGB to 9E show the process of screwing the first member 102 and fixing it to the second member 103.
- the first member 102 does not rotate with respect to the paper surface, but the second member 103 rotates.
- the second chip 107 rotates with respect to the base material 127 together with the first chip 105. Therefore, the second chip 107 must not be fixed to the base metal 127. Therefore, it is preferable to use an O-ring as the second sealing material 119.
- the sample holder 801 has a tea cylinder shape
- the base material 127 of the second member 103 has a cylindrical shape
- the lid member 111 of the first member 102 has a peripheral edge extending in the direction perpendicular to the electron beam irradiation surface. have.
- a screw structure 810 is provided on the inner wall of the peripheral edge of the lid member 111, which is in contact with the outer peripheral portion of the base material 127.
- the first chip 105 is fixed to the back surface of the lid member 111 by the fixing sealing material 110.
- a guide 402 for the first chip into which the first chip 105 is fitted is provided on the back surface of the lid member 111 that holds the first chip 105.
- the first chip 105 is aligned so that the center of the window 123 for electron beam irradiation is centered on the opening of the lid member 111.
- four guides (opposite tip guides) 116 used for aligning the first tip 105 and the second tip 107 are provided on the back surface of the lid member 111. ..
- the lid member 111 is not provided with the guide 402 for the first chip, and the four guides 116 align the center of the opening of the lid member 111 so that the center of the electron beam irradiation window 123 coincides with each other. You may.
- the base material 127 of the second member 103 has a cylindrical shape, and has a screw structure 811 that meshes with the screw structure 810 of the first member 102 on the outer peripheral portion. By engaging these screw structures and screwing the first member 102 into the second member 103, both are fixed.
- the second member 103 includes a guide 403 for the second chip into which the second chip 107 is fitted.
- the second tip 107 is placed on a second sealing material 119 placed on the second bottom sealing surface 200.
- the second chip 107 is aligned so that the center of the signal transmission window 124 coincides with the center of the electrode 108.
- the guide 403 for the second chip is a side wall of a recess provided in the central portion of the base material 127 and containing the liquid pool 302.
- FIG. 9C shows a state in which the insulating thin film 104 of the first chip 105 is in contact with the liquid sample 115.
- This is a state in which the first member 102 is arranged on the second member 103 without engaging the first screw structure 810 with the second screw structure 811.
- the second tip 107 begins to fit into the guide 116 included in the first member 102, and the first tip 105 and the second tip 107 are aligned with each other. It is said.
- the center of the opening of the lid member 111, the center of the window 123 for electron beam irradiation, the center of the signal transmission window 124, and the center of the electrode 108 are aligned.
- the first sealing material 118 is not in contact with the first member 102, and the first sealing material 118 is not deformed.
- the second sealing material 119 to which the pushing force is applied via the liquid sample 115 begins to be deformed so as to be crushed.
- FIG. 9D shows a state in which the first screw structure 810 comes into contact with the second screw structure 811 and the first member 102 begins to be screwed into the second member 103. It is also a state immediately before the first sealing material 118 starts to be deformed by the first member 102. At this time, sample leakage may occur from the first and second chip side walls depending on the amount of the dropped liquid sample 115. Since the second sealing material 119 is in the process of being crushed, the electrode 108 is sealed from the sample 122 leaking from the side wall of the chip.
- the second chip 107 slides on the second sealing material 119 in a state of being aligned with the first chip 105 according to the guide 116, and the first It rotates with the chip 105.
- FIG. 9E shows a state in which the first member 102 and the second member 103 are combined and fixed, and can be observed with an electron microscope.
- the guide 116 of the first member 102 and the guide 403 for the second chip of the second member 103 are fixed in contact with each other so as not to rotate any more.
- a lock mechanism for limiting the amount of rotation of the base material 127 with respect to the lid member 111 is provided, and the amount of pressing of the first tip 105 against the second tip 107 becomes excessive. It suppresses becoming too small.
- the locking mechanism is realized by the guide 116 and the guide 403 for the second chip, but these may be provided independently.
- a groove is provided on the outer periphery of the upper end of the base material 127, and a rotation stopper is provided at one of the grooves.
- the lid member 111 is provided with a convex portion that fits into the groove when the first member 102 and the second member 103 are combined. The first member 102 is screwed into the second member 103, and the convex portion moves in the groove, and when it collides with the rotation stopper, the screwing is completed.
- the first member 102 has a repulsive force that the deformed first sealing material 118 tries to return to its original shape, and the screw structure 810 of the first member and the screw of the second member. It is fixed in a state in which the holding force acting by the frictional force acting with the structure 811 is balanced.
- the second chip 107 may be made larger than the first chip 105 as in the fifth configuration example. In that case, the shapes of the four guides 116 and the guides 403 for the second chip may be changed according to the size of the second chip 107.
- the seventh configuration example has the following two advantages because the first insert 105 and the second insert 107 rotate at the same time when screwing. First, since the two chips rotate at the same time, the liquid sample sandwiched between the two chips is not rubbed between the thin films, and the risk of thin film breakage can be reduced. Secondly, since the overlapping degree of the two chips is fixed, the field of view determined by the overlap between the window 123 of the first chip 105 and the window 124 of the second chip 107 is transferred to the sample holder 801 of the liquid sample. It can be secured without being affected by the installation operation of. A modified example of the seventh configuration example is shown below.
- FIG. 9H shows a first modification.
- the first member 102 includes a guide 404 for the second member, and the first tip 105 is fixed to the lid member 111.
- the first chip 105 is fixed so that the center of the electron beam irradiation window 123 coincides with the central axis of the second member guide 404.
- the second member 103 includes a guide 403 for the second chip and a guide 405 for the first member.
- the central axes of the guide 403 for the second chip and the guide 405 for the first member are arranged so as to coincide with the central axes of the electrodes 108, and the second chip 107 is placed in accordance with the guide 403 for the second chip.
- the center of the signal transmission window 124 coincides with the central axis of the electrode 108.
- the guides 403, 404, and 405 are all circular, and the guides 403, 404, and 405 are concentric, especially when the first member 102 and the second member 103 are combined. Eggplant.
- the first chip 105 and the second chip 107 have a congruent square shape, and the diameter of the guide 403 for the second chip is processed to be slightly larger than the diagonal length of the chip.
- the first member 102 is placed on the second member 103.
- the tip of the first member guide 405 of the second member 103 is located above the tip of the second member guide 404, but the tip of the first member guide 405 and the tip of the second member guide 404
- the insulating thin film 104 of the first chip 105 and the insulating thin film 106 of the second chip 107 should not come into contact with each other (the positional relationship between the tip of the guide and the insulating thin film is Similar to FIG. 5E).
- the alignment is performed so that the center of the window 123 of the first chip 105 and the center of the window 124 of the second chip 107 coincide with each other.
- the screw structure 810 of the first member 102 is engaged with the screw structure 811 of the second member 103, and is rotated and fixed.
- This modified example has an advantage that the structure of the lid member 111, the guide formed on the base material 127, and the like can be formed in a circular shape, and the cost can be reduced.
- the risk of thin film breakage increases because the first chip 105 is fixed while rotating with respect to the second chip 107.
- the maximum field of view may not be obtained.
- the top view (lower) of FIG. 9H shows an example in which the first chip 105 and the second chip 107 are out of phase by 45 °.
- this state is the minimum field of view of the sample holder 801b, it suffices if the necessary field of view is secured in this state.
- FIGS. 9I to 9J The second modification is shown in FIGS. 9I to 9J.
- FIG. 9I shows a state in which each member constituting the sample holder 801c is separated
- FIG. 9J shows a state in which each member is connected.
- the risk of thin film breakage can be reduced while maintaining the guide structure that can reduce the cost of the first modification.
- a screw lid 125 is used to fix the first member 102 to the second member 103.
- the screw lid 125 has a tea cylinder shape having an opening 125a for passing an electron beam, and has a peripheral edge portion extending in the direction perpendicular to the bottom surface provided with the opening 125a, and is formed on the inner wall of the peripheral edge portion. It has a screw structure 810. Further, a disk-shaped washer 126 sandwiched between the screw lid 125 and the first member 102 is provided.
- the outer peripheral portion of the first member 102 is a guide 404 for the second member, and the first tip 105 is fixed to the lid member 111.
- the first chip 105 is fixed so that the center of the electron beam irradiation window 123 coincides with the central axis of the second member guide 404.
- the second member 103 includes a guide 403 for the second chip and a guide 405 for the first member.
- the central axes of the guide 403 for the second chip and the guide 405 for the first member are arranged so as to coincide with the central axes of the electrodes 108, and the second chip 107 is placed in accordance with the guide 403 for the second chip.
- the central axis of the signal transmission window 124 coincides with the central axis of the electrode 108.
- the guides 403, 404, and 405 are all circular, and the guides 403, 404, and 405 are concentric, especially when the first member 102 and the second member 103 are combined. Eggplant.
- the first chip 105 and the second chip 107 have a congruent square shape.
- the fact that the sizes of the chips appear to be different in FIGS. 9I and 9 shows an example in which the first chip 105 and the second chip 107 are out of phase by 45 ° in the top view, as in the case of FIG. 9H. Because it is.
- the diameter of the guide 403 for the second chip is processed to be slightly larger than the diagonal length of the chip.
- the alignment is performed so that the center of the window 123 of the first chip 105 and the center of the window 124 of the second chip 107 coincide with each other.
- the washer 126 is placed on the upper part of the first member 102, the screw lid 125 is put on the washer 126, the screw structure 810 is engaged with the screw structure 811 of the second member 103, and the screw structure 810 is rotated and fixed.
- the frictional force acting between the first member 102 and the second member 103 and the first sealing material 118 when the screw lid 125 is screwed by sandwiching the washer 126 causes the first member 102.
- the first member 102 can be pushed down without rotating the first member 102 with respect to the second member 103, and the risk of thin film breakage can be reduced.
- the material of the washer 126 a material having a friction coefficient that does not transmit the rotational movement of the screw lid 125 to the first member 102 is selected.
- FIG. 18 shows a second design guideline for the sample holder.
- FIG. 18 shows a state in which the upper sealing surface 205 of the lid member 111 and the first sealing material 118 are in contact with each other in the absence of a sample.
- the second design guideline is the condition (point 1) that "the first sealing material 118 is not deformed at the moment when the alignment of the first chip 105 and the second chip 107 starts to be performed" and "the second design guideline. It can be defined as satisfying the condition (point 1) that the sealing material 118 of 1 is crushed at the same time as the second sealing material 119 or before the second sealing material 119.
- the guide depth a, the first sealing surface distance b, and the second sealing surface distance c are defined in FIG. 3, and further, from the lid member 111 to the insulating thin film 104 of the first chip 105.
- the distance d (in this case, equal to the thickness of the first chip 105 + the thickness of the fixed sealant 110) is defined.
- Equation 3 whether or not it is required to satisfy (Equation 3) depends on the structure of the sample holder. For example, (Equation 3) may not be satisfied when the alignment between the chips is performed accurately by the member guide as illustrated in the third configuration example.
- the effect of the sample holder according to the second design guideline is as follows.
- the first design guideline when the first member 102 is placed on the second member 103 and released, the entire weight of the first member 102 is applied and the liquid sample is crushed.
- the first sealing material 118 serves as a cushion, and the first member 102 is pushed down while crushing the first sealing material 118 and the second sealing material 119. This makes it possible to crush the liquid sample relatively slowly and uniformly.
- the first design guideline and the second design guideline may be selected in consideration of the risk of short circuit due to leakage of the liquid sample and the influence on the sample due to the method of introducing the liquid sample into the sample holder.
- the sample holder according to the second embodiment is insulated by adjusting the pressure of the first space 120 and / or the second space 121 formed by the first sealing material 118 and the second sealing material 119. It is equipped with a mechanism for adjusting the distance between the sex membranes.
- FIG. 10A to 10B show a sample holder 901 (No. 7) in which the sample holder of Example 1 (seventh configuration example) is provided with a mechanism for reducing the pressure in the first space 120 under high vacuum conditions for electron microscope observation. 8 configuration example) is shown.
- the first space 120 is a space on which a sample sandwiched between insulating thin films is placed.
- FIG. 10A shows the state when the sample holder 901 is arranged in the atmospheric pressure atmosphere
- FIG. 10B shows the state when the sample holder 901 is arranged in the high vacuum atmosphere.
- the sample holder 901 includes a gas passage 910 that connects the outside atmosphere and the first space 120, and a pressure reducing film 911 that is provided at the boundary between the gas passage 910 and the outside atmosphere and has elasticity.
- the pressure reducing film 911 expands outward under high vacuum conditions to reduce the pressure of the first space 120 as compared with the state where the first space 120 is arranged in the atmospheric pressure atmosphere.
- the second space 121 sealed by the second sealing material 119 remains at atmospheric pressure without being depressurized. That is, the second space 121 has a relatively higher pressure than the first space 120.
- the insulating thin film in the signal transmission window 124 of the second chip 107 and the insulating thin film and the conductive thin film in the electron beam irradiation window 123 of the first chip 105 are pushed from the electrode 108 side. It is possible to keep the distance between the electron beam irradiation window 123 and the signal transmission window 124 sandwiching the liquid sample 115 thin.
- the pressure reducing film 911 may be provided in advance on the base material 127, or may be provided after the first member 102 and the second member 103 are combined to enable observation with an electron microscope.
- the first space 120 is outside in the process of combining the first member 102 and the second member 103. It is possible to maintain a state of being open to the atmosphere.
- the first sealing material 118 is crushed by pressing the first member 102 against the second member 103, and the volume of the first space 120 is reduced by that amount.
- the first space 120 may be pressurized to the atmospheric pressure or higher. By having a gas passage open to the outside atmosphere, it is possible to prevent the first space 120 from being excessively pressurized.
- FIG. 11A to 11C show a mechanism for adjusting the sample holder of Example 1 (seventh configuration example) by pressurizing or reducing the pressure of the second space 121 under high vacuum conditions for electron microscope observation.
- the sample holder 1001 (9th configuration example) provided with the above is shown.
- FIG. 11A shows a state when the sample holder 1001 is arranged in an atmospheric pressure atmosphere
- FIG. 11B shows a state when it is arranged in a high vacuum atmosphere
- FIG. 11C shows a state when the sample holder 1001 is arranged in a high vacuum atmosphere.
- the state when the pressure of the space 121 of 2 is adjusted is shown.
- the sample holder 1001 is provided with a gas passage 1010 connecting the outside atmosphere and the second space 121, and a pressure reducing film 1011 having elasticity and a gas pressure adjusting mechanism 1012 provided at the boundary between the gas passage 1010 and the outside atmosphere. There is.
- the gas pressure adjusting mechanism 1012 adjusts the pressure in the second space 121 by changing the way the pressure reducing film 1011 swells.
- the pressure reducing film 1011 swells outward under high vacuum conditions, so that the second space 121 is decompressed as compared with the state where it is arranged in the atmospheric pressure atmosphere. Therefore, the insulating thin film in the signal transmission window 124 of the second chip 107 is due to the pressure difference between the first space 120 and the second space 121, and the electron beam irradiation window of the first chip 105.
- the laminated film of the insulating thin film and the conductive thin film in 123 swells outward when viewed from the liquid sample 115 due to the pressure difference between the outside atmosphere and the first space 120, respectively. Therefore, as shown in FIG.
- the gas pressure adjusting mechanism 1012 pushes out the rod-shaped member 1013 in the direction of the arrow, and pushes up the pressure reducing film 1011 toward the second space 121.
- the pressure in the second space 121 can be adjusted to a state of being pressurized from the initial atmospheric pressure or a state of being depressurized.
- the gas pressure adjusting mechanism 1012 appropriately pressurizes the second space 121, the insulating thin film in the signal transmission window 124 is pushed from the electrode 108 side with a relatively high gas pressure, and the liquid sample. It is possible to keep the distance between the electron beam irradiation window 123 sandwiching the 115 and the signal transmission window 124 thin.
- gas pressure adjusting mechanism 1012 is a linear actuator.
- the gas pressure adjusting mechanism 1012 may be integrally configured with the sample holder 1001, or may be provided on the holder on the electron microscope side on which the sample holder 1001 is mounted during observation.
- the gas pressure adjustment by the gas pressure adjustment mechanism 1012 may be performed while checking the image acquired by the electron microscope. While checking the image, the extrusion of the rod-shaped member 1013 is stopped in a state where the desired contrast is obtained. This is because the signal strength becomes stronger as the second space 121 is pressurized, while the risk of damage to the thin film of the chip increases if the pressure is excessive.
- FIG. 12 shows a mechanism for reducing the pressure in the first space 120 and a pressure in the second space 121 in the sample holder of Example 1 (seventh configuration example) under high vacuum conditions for electron microscope observation.
- a sample holder 1101 (10th configuration example) provided with a mechanism for adjusting by pressurizing or depressurizing is shown.
- FIG. 12 shows a state when the sample holder 1101 is arranged in a high vacuum atmosphere and the pressure in the second space 121 is adjusted.
- the sample holder 1101 is provided with a heater 1110 in the second space 121 in order to adjust the pressure in the second space 121.
- the heater 1110 pressurizes the second space 121 by expanding the gas atmosphere of the second space 121.
- the insulating thin film 106 in the signal transmission window 124 is pushed from the electrode 108 side with a relatively high gas pressure, and the liquid sample 115 is pressed. It is possible to keep the distance between the sandwiched electron beam irradiation window 123 and the signal transmission window 124 thin.
- the gas pressure adjustment by the heater 1110 may also be performed while checking the image acquired by the electron microscope.
- the sample holder of Example 1 (7th configuration example) is provided with a mechanism for reducing the pressure in the first space 120 under high vacuum conditions for electron microscope observation, and also has an outside atmosphere and a second.
- a sample holder 1201 (11th configuration example) provided with a gas passage 1010 connecting the space 121 and a sealing film 1210 is shown.
- FIG. 13 shows a state when the sample holder 1201 is arranged in an atmospheric pressure atmosphere.
- the mechanism for reducing the pressure in the first space 120 has a gas passage 910 connecting the outside atmosphere and the first space 120 and a pressure reducing film 911 having elasticity, as in the eighth configuration example.
- the seal film 1210 may or may not have elasticity.
- the gas pressure adjusting means may be provided as in the ninth or tenth configuration example so that the pressure in the second space 121 can be adjusted.
- the second space 121 has a relatively higher pressure than the first space 120, so that the window for electron beam irradiation sandwiching the liquid sample 115 is sandwiched. It is possible to keep the distance between 123 and the signal transmission window 124 thin.
- the seal film 1210 does not have elasticity, the pressure reducing film 911 and the seal film 1210 are arranged in a state where the first member 102 and the second member 103 can be combined and observed with an electron microscope. Is preferable. As a result, it is possible to prevent the second space 121 from being excessively pressurized due to the crushing of the second sealing material 119.
- the sample holder according to the eighth configuration example shown in FIGS. 10A to 10B was provided with a mechanism for depressurizing the first space 120 by the gas passage 910 and the decompression film 911.
- the first sealing material 118 and the second sealing material 119 are integrated, and the film connecting the first sealing material and the second sealing material is depressurized.
- a decompression mechanism can also be realized by using it as a film 911.
- FIG. 14A to 14C show a sample holder 1301 (No. 6) in which the sample holder of Example 1 (sixth configuration example) is provided with a mechanism for reducing the pressure in the first space 120 under high vacuum conditions for electron microscope observation. 12 configuration examples) are shown.
- the sample holder 1301 uses a sealing material 1310 with a pressure reducing film function in which the first sealing material 118 and the second sealing material 119 are integrated.
- FIG. 14A shows the state when the sample holder 1301 is arranged in the atmospheric pressure atmosphere
- FIG. 14B shows the state when the sample holder 1301 is arranged in the high vacuum atmosphere.
- FIG. 14C is a view looking down on the second member 103 from the electron beam irradiation direction.
- FIG. 14C is a view looking down on the second member 103 from the electron beam irradiation direction.
- the second chip 107 in order to show the structure in an easy-to-understand manner, the second chip 107 is partially cut out and displayed, and the actual shape of the second chip 107 is a rectangle shown by a dotted line. Further, the integrated sealing material 1310 with a pressure reducing film function is omitted.
- the seal material 1310 with a pressure reducing film included in the second member 103 of the sample holder 1301 has the first seal portion 118'and the second seal portion 118'and the second member 102 in a state where the first member 102 is fixed to the second member 103.
- the first space 120 and the second space 121 are sealed by the sealing portion 119'of the above.
- the second member 103 has a third space 1311 located directly below the pressure reducing film portion 911'between the first seal portion 118'and the second seal portion 119'.
- the third space 1311 is connected to the outside atmosphere by a gas passage 910. As shown in FIG.
- the second space 121 has a relatively higher pressure than the first space 120.
- the insulating thin film in the signal transmission window 124 of the second chip 107 and the insulating thin film and the conductive thin film in the electron beam irradiation window 123 of the first chip 105 are pushed from the electrode 108 side. It is possible to keep the distance between the electron beam irradiation window 123 and the signal transmission window 124 sandwiching the liquid sample 115 thin.
- FIG. 15 shows the shape (schematic diagram) of the sealing material 1310 with a pressure reducing film.
- the cross-sectional view taken along the line AA shown in FIG. 14C is shown at the top, and the plan view taken along the line CC, DD, EE, and FF in the cross-sectional view is shown below.
- the sealing material 1310 with a pressure reducing film function has an O-ring-shaped first sealing portion 118'and an O-ring-shaped second sealing portion 119', and has a shape in which both are connected by a pressure reducing film portion 911'. It has become.
- the pressure reducing film portion 911' is provided with a guide portion 116'arranged along the guide 116 provided on the base material 127 of the second member 103. As shown in FIG. 14A, the guide portion 116'is used to align the first chip 105 and the second chip 107.
- a sealing material with a pressure reducing film is applied to a sample holder corresponding to the sixth configuration example, but it is applied to other configuration examples and its modifications described as the first embodiment. It is also possible to do. Further, the sealing material 1310 with a pressure reducing film function can be used as a sealing material in which the first sealing material and the second sealing material are integrated without using the pressure reducing film function.
- FIG. 16A to 16C show a sample holder 1401 in which the sample holder of Example 1 (sixth configuration example) is provided with a mechanism for reducing the pressure in the first space 120 under high vacuum conditions for electron microscope observation. (13th configuration example).
- FIG. 16A shows a state in which the first member 102 is fixed to the second member 103 and is arranged in the atmospheric pressure atmosphere
- FIG. 16B shows the first member 102 fixed to the second member 103. Shows the state of being placed in a high vacuum atmosphere in the state of being.
- FIG. 16C is a view looking down on the second member 103 from the electron beam irradiation direction. However, in FIG.
- 16C in order to show the structure in an easy-to-understand manner, the second chip 107 is partially cut out and displayed, and the actual shape of the second chip 107 is a rectangle shown by a dotted line.
- 16A to 16B are cross-sectional views taken along the line AA shown in FIG. 16C.
- the second member 103 of the sample holder 1401 includes a sheet-shaped sealing material 1402 with a pressure reducing film function as the second sealing material.
- a double-sided tape having a structure in which a Si rubber sheet 140 is sandwiched between Si-based adhesive sheets 150 having uniform surfaces on both sides can be used.
- the second member 103 of the sample holder 1401 includes a guide 116 for aligning the second tip 107 with respect to the second member 103 using the four corners of the second tip 107. Similar to the first embodiment (sixth configuration example), the guide 116 positions the first tip 105 and the second tip 107 when fixing the first member 102 and the second member 103. It is also used for matching.
- the second member 103 includes a third space 1311 as a part of the second bottom sealing surface 200.
- the third space 1311 is connected to the outside atmosphere by a gas passage 910.
- FIG. 17 shows the shape (schematic diagram) of the sheet-shaped sealing material 1402 with a pressure reducing film function.
- the sheet-shaped sealing material 1402 with a pressure reducing film function is adhered to the second bottom sealing surface 200 without interfering with the guide 116.
- the position of the guide 116 at the time of bonding is shown by a dotted line.
- the sheet-shaped sealing material 1402 with a pressure reducing film function includes an electrode center hole 1403 for avoiding contact with the electrode 108.
- the second tip 107 is adhesively fixed on the sheet-shaped sealing material 1402 with a pressure reducing film function in a state of being aligned with the center of the electrode 108 by the guide 116.
- the sheet-shaped sealing material 1402 with a pressure reducing film function has a function as a second sealing material, and in a state where the first member 102 and the second member 103 are fixed, the second space 121 is first. Airtight seal from the space 120 of. Further, the sheet-shaped sealing material 1402 with a pressure reducing film function separates the third space 1311 from the first space 120, and the first space 120 is kept in a high vacuum atmosphere for electron beam irradiation from the outside environment. Seal airtightly.
- the sheet-shaped sealing material 1402 with a pressure reducing film function swells toward the high vacuum atmosphere side in the portion where the third space 1311 is directly below.
- the first space 120 is depressurized as compared with the state where it is arranged in the atmospheric pressure atmosphere.
- the second space 121 has a relatively higher pressure than the first space 120.
- the insulating thin film in the signal transmission window 124 of the second chip 107 and the insulating thin film and the conductive thin film in the electron beam irradiation window 123 of the first chip 105 are pushed from the electrode 108 side. It is possible to keep the distance between the electron beam irradiation window 123 and the signal transmission window 124 sandwiching the liquid sample 115 thin.
- FIG. 19 shows a configuration diagram of a charged particle beam device.
- the housing 2010 includes a column 2610 incorporating an electron optical system that irradiates a sample to be observed with an electron beam, and a sample chamber 2600 on which the sample is placed.
- the electron optics system focuses the electron gun 2011 and the electron beam 2012 emitted from the electron gun 2011, and irradiates the sample with the astigmatism of the condenser lens 2060, the objective lens 2062, and the electron beam 2012 to correct the astigmatism.
- the aberration corrector 2061 and the deflector 2013 that scans the electron beam 2012 two-dimensionally on the sample are included.
- the sample chamber 2600 is provided with a detector 2017 for detecting an electronic signal generated from the sample and a vacuum exhaust system 2000 for keeping the inside of the housing 2010 in a vacuum.
- the sample chamber 2600 is provided with a stage 2064 that can be moved three-dimensionally.
- the stage 2064 incorporates the base material 127 and the electrode 108 of the sample holder described as Example 1 or Example 2.
- the main control unit 2014 is connected to the computer 2015 to which the display unit 2016 is connected.
- GUI user interface
- the computer 2015 transmits a command input by the user using the GUI to the main control unit 2014, and the main control unit 2014 follows the command in the electron optical system of the scanning electron microscope, the vacuum exhaust system 2000, the stage 2064, and other configurations (not shown). Control the part.
- the computer 2015 receives the signal data from the detector 2017 or the electrode 108 received by the main control unit 2014 and displays it as an image on the display unit 2016.
- the user places the first sealing material 118, the second sealing material 119, and the second chip 107 on the base material 127 incorporated in the stage 2064, drops the liquid sample 115, and then attaches the first member 102. Fix and observe.
- the electrode 108 of the sample holder described as Example 1 or Example 2 may be incorporated in the stage 2064 (the charged particle beam device in this case is the base material 127 from the charged particle beam device shown in FIG. 19). Equivalent to excluding). The user places the base material 127 on the electrode 108 to bring it into the state shown in FIG. 19, and then observes the sample in the same manner.
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ガイドの深さa>第2のシール材119の厚さ+第2のチップ107の厚さ・・・(式1)
なお、第2のシール材119の厚さは、Oリングである場合にはその直径、両面テープである場合にはその厚さである。(式1)を満たすことにより、図3に示されるように、第1のチップ105及び第2のチップ107の絶縁性薄膜同士が接触したとき、第1のチップ105はガイド116にはめ込まれた状態になることが保証される。すなわち、絶縁性薄膜104と絶縁性薄膜106との接触面は、対向チップ用ガイドが設けられた母材127から対向チップ用ガイドの先端までの間に位置することが保証される。
ABS(第1のシール面間距離b-第2のシール面間距離c)>第1のシール材118の厚さ・・・(式2)
なお、第1のシール材118の厚さは、Oリングである場合にはその直径である。
なお、本構成例のねじ込みによる固定方法は、例えば、第5の構成例のように、第2のチップ107が第1のチップ105より大きくされてもよい。その場合は、第2のチップ107の大きさに対応して、4つのガイド116、第2チップ用ガイド403の形状を変更すればよい。
ガイドの深さa+距離d>第2のシール面間距離c+第1のシール材118の厚さ・・・(式3)
(式3)が満たされることにより、第1のチップ105はガイド116にはめ込まれた状態になることが保証される。
ABS(第1のシール面間距離b-第2のシール面間距離c)≦第1のシール材118の厚さ・・・(式4)
(式4)が満たされることにより、蓋部材111の上部シール面205と第1のシール材118とが接触したときに、第1のチップ105の絶縁性薄膜104と第2のチップ107の絶縁性薄膜106とは接触していないことが保証される。
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- 液状またはゲル状の試料を保持する試料ホルダであって、
開口部を有し、金属で構成された、もしくは少なくとも電子線照射面及び前記開口部の側面が金属膜で覆われた蓋部材と、導電性薄膜及び第1の絶縁性薄膜の積層膜が形成された第1のウィンドウを備え、前記導電性薄膜が前記蓋部材の前記開口部から露出するように前記蓋部材の前記電子線照射面と対向する面に保持された第1のチップとを有する第1の部材と、
第1のシール材と、第2のシール材と、前記第1のシール材が配置される第1の底部シール面及び前記第2のシール材が配置される第2の底部シール面が形成された母材と、前記母材に配置された電極と、第2の絶縁性薄膜が形成された第2のウィンドウを備え、前記第2のウィンドウが前記電極と対向するように前記第2のシール材を介して前記第2の底部シール面上に保持される第2のチップとを有する第2の部材とを有し、
前記第1のチップの前記導電性薄膜と前記蓋部材の金属とは電気的に導通されており、
前記第1の部材と前記第2の部材とを組み合わせたときの前記第1のチップの位置に応じて前記母材に設けられる、あるいは、前記第1の部材と前記第2の部材とを組み合わせたときの前記第2のチップの位置に応じて前記蓋部材に設けられる対向チップ用ガイドを有し、
前記第1の部材と前記第2の部材とが組み合わせられ、前記第1のシール材が前記第1の底部シール面及び前記蓋部材の上部シール面との間でつぶされることにより、前記第1のシール材より内部の領域は、前記第1のシール材の外部の領域から気密に保持される試料ホルダ。 - 請求項1において、
前記第1の絶縁性薄膜と前記第2の絶縁性薄膜とが面で接触するように前記第1の部材と前記第2の部材とを配置したとき、前記第1の絶縁性薄膜と前記第2の絶縁性薄膜との接触面は、前記対向チップ用ガイドが設けられた前記母材または前記蓋部材から前記対向チップ用ガイドの先端までの間に位置し、かつ前記母材の前記第1の底部シール面と前記蓋部材の前記上部シール面との間の距離は、前記第1のシール材の厚さよりも大きい試料ホルダ。 - 請求項1において、
前記第1のチップの前記第1のウィンドウの中心と前記第2のチップの前記第2のウィンドウの中心とを合わせ、かつ前記前記蓋部材の上部シール面と前記第1のシール材とが接するように前記第1の部材と前記第2の部材とを配置したときに、前記第1の絶縁性薄膜と前記第2の絶縁性薄膜とが接触しない高さを備えた試料ホルダ。 - 請求項1において、
前記第1のチップは、前記蓋部材に設けられた第1チップ用ガイドに保持されている試料ホルダ。 - 請求項1において、
前記母材は、前記第2の底部シール面を底面とする凹部を有し、前記対向チップ用ガイドは前記凹部の側壁である試料ホルダ。 - 請求項1において、
前記母材は、前記第2の底部シール面をその底面の一部とする凹部を有し、前記対向チップ用ガイドは、前記凹部において、前記第1の部材と前記第2の部材とを組み合わせたときの前記第1のチップの辺に対向する位置に設けられる板状のガイドである試料ホルダ。 - 請求項1において、
フックと、
前記フックとかみあわせるためのそりとを有し、
前記第1の部材に、前記フック及び前記そりのいずれか一方を設け、前記第2の部材に前記フック及び前記そりのいずれか他方を設ける試料ホルダ。 - 液状またはゲル状の試料を保持する試料ホルダであって、
開口部を有し、金属で構成された、もしくは少なくとも電子線照射面及び前記開口部の側面が金属膜で覆われた蓋部材と、導電性薄膜及び第1の絶縁性薄膜の積層膜が形成された第1のウィンドウを備え、前記導電性薄膜が前記蓋部材の前記開口部から露出するように前記蓋部材の前記電子線照射面と対向する面に保持された第1のチップとを有する第1の部材と、
第1のシール材と、第2のシール材と、前記第1のシール材が配置される第1の底部シール面及び前記第2のシール材が配置される第2の底部シール面が形成された母材と、前記母材に配置された電極と、第2の絶縁性薄膜が形成された第2のウィンドウを備え、前記第2のウィンドウが前記電極と対向するように前記第2のシール材を介して前記第2の底部シール面上に保持される第2のチップとを有する第2の部材とを有し、
前記第1のチップの前記導電性薄膜と前記蓋部材の金属とは電気的に導通されており、
前記母材には第1部材用ガイドが設けられ、前記蓋部材の前記電子線照射面と対向する面には第2部材用ガイドが設けられ、前記第1部材用ガイド及び前記第2部材用ガイドは、前記第1部材用ガイドと前記第2部材用ガイドとが接したときに前記第1の絶縁性薄膜と前記第2の絶縁性薄膜とが接しない高さを有しており、
前記第1の部材と前記第2の部材とが組み合わせられ、前記第1のシール材が前記第1の底部シール面及び前記蓋部材の上部シール面との間でつぶされることにより、前記第1のシール材より内部の領域が、前記第1のシール材の外部の領域から気密に保持される試料ホルダ。 - 請求項8において、
前記母材には、前記第2のチップの位置に応じた第2チップ用ガイドが設けられており、
前記第2チップ用ガイドの先端は、前記第2のチップの前記第2の絶縁性薄膜よりも下方に位置する試料ホルダ。 - 請求項9において、
前記母材は、前記第2の底部シール面をその底面の一部とする凹部を有し、前記第2チップ用ガイドは、前記凹部において、前記第2のチップの辺に対向する位置に設けられる板状のガイドである試料ホルダ。 - 請求項10において、
前記第1部材用ガイドは前記凹部の側壁であり、前記第2部材用ガイドは、前記第1の部材と前記第2の部材とを組み合わせたときの前記凹部の側壁に応じた位置に設けられる板状のガイドである試料ホルダ。 - 請求項8において、
前記第1のチップは、前記蓋部材に設けられた第1チップ用ガイドに保持されている試料ホルダ。 - 請求項8において、
前記第1のチップにおける前記第1の絶縁性薄膜が形成された面の面積は、前記第2のチップにおける前記第2の絶縁性薄膜が形成された面の面積とは異なる試料ホルダ。 - 請求項8において、
フックと、
前記フックとかみあわせるためのそりとを有し、
前記第1の部材に、前記フック及び前記そりのいずれか一方を設け、前記第2の部材に前記フック及び前記そりのいずれか他方を設ける試料ホルダ。 - 液状またはゲル状の試料を保持する試料ホルダであって、
開口部を有し、金属で構成された、もしくは少なくとも電子線照射面及び前記開口部の側面が金属膜で覆われた蓋部材と、導電性薄膜及び第1の絶縁性薄膜の積層膜が形成された第1のウィンドウを備え、前記導電性薄膜が前記蓋部材の前記開口部から露出するように前記蓋部材の前記電子線照射面と対向する面に保持された第1のチップとを有する第1の部材と、
第1のシール材と、第2のシール材と、前記第1のシール材が配置される第1の底部シール面及び前記第2のシール材が配置される第2の底部シール面が形成された母材と、前記母材に配置された電極と、第2の絶縁性薄膜が形成された第2のウィンドウを備え、前記第2のウィンドウが前記電極と対向するように前記第2のシール材を介して前記第2の底部シール面上に保持される第2のチップとを有する第2の部材とを有し、
前記第1のチップの前記導電性薄膜と前記蓋部材の金属とは電気的に導通されており、
前記蓋部材には、前記第1の部材と前記第2の部材とを組み合わせたときの前記第2のチップの位置に応じた対向チップ用ガイドが設けられており、
前記第1の部材と前記第2の部材とが組み合わせられ、前記第1のシール材が前記第1の底部シール面及び前記蓋部材の上部シール面との間でつぶされることにより、前記第1のシール材より内部の領域は、前記第1のシール材の外部の領域から気密に保持され、
前記母材は外周部に第1のネジ構造を備えた円筒形状であり、前記蓋部材は前記電子線照射面と垂直方向に延長され、その内壁に前記第1のネジ構造とかみ合う第2のネジ構造を備えた周縁部を有しており、
前記第1のネジ構造と前記第2のネジ構造とをかみ合わせることなく、前記第1の部材を前記第2の部材上に載せた状態において、前記対向チップ用ガイドの先端は前記第2のチップの前記第2の絶縁性薄膜よりも下方に位置する試料ホルダ。 - 請求項15において、
前記第1のネジ構造と前記第2のネジ構造をかみ合わせて前記第1の部材と前記第2の部材とを組み合わせるときに、前記蓋部材に対する前記母材の回転量を制限するロック機構を有する試料ホルダ。 - 請求項16において、
前記母材は、前記第2の底部シール面をその底面の一部とする凹部を有し、前記凹部の側壁と前記対向チップ用ガイドとが干渉することにより、前記蓋部材に対する前記母材の回転量が制限される試料ホルダ。 - 液状またはゲル状の試料を保持する試料ホルダであって、
開口部を有し、金属で構成された、もしくは少なくとも電子線照射面及び前記開口部の側面が金属膜で覆われた蓋部材と、導電性薄膜及び第1の絶縁性薄膜の積層膜が形成された第1のウィンドウを備え、前記導電性薄膜が前記蓋部材の前記開口部から露出するように前記蓋部材の前記電子線照射面と対向する面に保持された第1のチップとを有する第1の部材と、
第1のシール材と、第2のシール材と、前記第1のシール材が配置される第1の底部シール面及び前記第2のシール材が配置される第2の底部シール面が形成された母材と、前記母材に配置された電極と、第2の絶縁性薄膜が形成された第2のウィンドウを備え、前記第2のウィンドウが前記電極と対向するように前記第2のシール材を介して前記第2の底部シール面上に保持される第2のチップとを有する第2の部材とを有し、
前記第1のチップの前記導電性薄膜と前記蓋部材の金属とは電気的に導通されており、
前記母材には、前記第2のチップを配置するための第2チップ用ガイド及び第1部材用ガイドが設けられ、前記蓋部材の前記電子線照射面と対向する面には第2部材用ガイドが設けられ、前記第1部材用ガイド及び前記第2部材用ガイドは、前記第1部材用ガイドと前記第2部材用ガイドが接したときに前記第1の絶縁性薄膜と前記第2の絶縁性薄膜とが接しない高さを有しており、
前記第1の部材と前記第2の部材とが組み合わせられ、前記第1のシール材が前記第1の底部シール面及び前記蓋部材の上部シール面との間でつぶされることにより、前記第1のシール材より内部の領域は、前記第1のシール材の外部の領域から気密に保持され、
前記第1の部材と前記第2の部材とを組み合わせた状態において、前記第2チップ用ガイド、前記第1部材用ガイド及び前記第2部材用ガイドは同心円状をなす試料ホルダ。 - 請求項18において、
前記母材は外周部に第1のネジ構造を備えた円筒形状であり、前記蓋部材は前記電子線照射面と垂直方向に延長され、その内壁に前記第1のネジ構造とかみ合う第2のネジ構造を備えた周縁部を有しており、
前記第1のネジ構造と前記第2のネジ構造とをかみ合わせることにより、前記第1の部材と前記第2の部材とが組み合わせられる試料ホルダ。 - 請求項18において、
電子線を通過させる開口を備えたネジ蓋を備え、
前記母材は外周部に第1のネジ構造を備えた円筒形状であり、前記ネジ蓋は前記開口が設けられた面と垂直方向に延長され、その内壁に前記第1のネジ構造とかみ合う第2のネジ構造を備えた周縁部を有しており、
前記第1の部材を前記ネジ蓋と前記第2の部材との間に配置し、前記第1のネジ構造と前記第2のネジ構造とをかみ合わせることにより、前記第1の部材と前記第2の部材とが組み合わせられる試料ホルダ。 - 請求項20において、
前記ネジ蓋と前記第1の部材との間にディスク状のワッシャが配置された試料ホルダ。 - 請求項1~14記載のいずれか1項において、
前記第1のシール材はOリングであり、前記第2のシール材は、接着材シートによりSiゴムシートを挟んだ両面テープである試料ホルダ。 - 請求項1~14記載のいずれか1項において、
前記第1のシール材と前記第2のシール材とは一体で構成されている試料ホルダ。 - 請求項1~21記載のいずれか1項において、
前記第1のシール材及び前記第2のシール材はOリングである試料ホルダ。 - 請求項1~21記載のいずれか1項において、
前記第1の絶縁性薄膜と前記第2の絶縁性薄膜との間に挟み込まれた前記試料が載置される第1の空間を有し、
前記母材は前記第1の空間につながるガス道と、前記ガス道と外雰囲気との境界に設けられる減圧膜とを有する試料ホルダ。 - 請求項1~21記載のいずれか1項において、
前記第2のチップ、前記第2のシール材及び前記第2の底部シール面に囲まれた第2の空間を有し、
前記母材は前記第2の空間につながるガス道と、前記ガス道と外雰囲気との境界に設けられる減圧膜を有する試料ホルダ。 - 請求項26において、
前記減圧膜の膨らみを変化させることで、前記第2の空間の圧力が調整される試料ホルダ。 - 請求項1~21記載のいずれか1項において、
前記第1の絶縁性薄膜と前記第2の絶縁性薄膜との間に挟み込まれた前記試料が載置される第1の空間と、
前記第1のシール材として機能する第1のシール部と、前記第2のシール材として機能する第2のシール部と、前記第1のシール部と前記第2のシール部とをつなぐ減圧膜部とを備えた減圧膜つきシール材とを有し、
前記母材は、前記第1の空間と前記減圧膜部によって隔てられた第3の空間と、前記第3の空間と外雰囲気とを接続するガス道とが設けられた試料ホルダ。 - 請求項1~21記載のいずれか1項において、
前記第1の絶縁性薄膜と前記第2の絶縁性薄膜との間に挟み込まれた前記試料が載置される第1の空間と、
前記第2のシール材として機能する減圧膜機能付シート状シール材とを有し、
前記母材は、前記第1の空間と前記減圧膜機能付シート状シール材によって隔てられた第3の空間と、前記第3の空間と外雰囲気とを接続するガス道とが設けられた試料ホルダ。 - 請求項29において、
前記減圧膜機能付シート状シール材は、接着材シートによりSiゴムシートを挟んだ両面テープである試料ホルダ。 - 請求項1~21記載のいずれか1項において、
前記第2の部材の少なくとも一部が荷電粒子線装置のステージに組み込まれている試料ホルダ。
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