IP Library Granted Patent US 11,373,841
Granted Patent B1
US 11,373,841 · App. 17/225,707 · Granted Jun 28, 2022

Secondary electron probe and secondary electron detector

Inventors: Ke Zhang (Beijing, CN); Guo Chen (Beijing, CN); Peng Liu (Beijing, CN); Kai-Li Jiang (Beijing, CN); Shou-Shan Fan (Beijing, CN)
Assignees: Tsinghua University; HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
H01J37/28H01J37/244H01J2237/2448
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Patent No.
US 11,373,841
App. No.
17/225,707
Granted
Jun 28, 2022
Kind
B1
Abstract

A secondary electron probe is provided. The secondary electron probe comprises a porous carbon material layer. The porous carbon material layer consists of a plurality of carbon material particles and a plurality of micro gaps, the plurality of micro gaps are located between the plurality of carbon material particles. The porous carbon material layer is an electronic blackbody. A secondary electron detector and a scanning electron microscope probe using the secondary electron probe are also provided.

Claims (21)

1. A secondary electron probe, comprising:

a porous carbon material layer, wherein the porous carbon material layer consists of a plurality of carbon material particles and a plurality of micro gaps, the plurality of micro gaps are defined by the plurality of carbon material particles, and the porous carbon material layer is an electronic blackbody, the plurality of carbon material particles are spherical particles.

2. The secondary electron probe of claim 1 , wherein the porous carbon material layer consists of a plurality of pure carbon material particles, and the plurality of pure carbon material particles consist of carbon atoms.

3. The secondary electron probe of claim 1 , wherein a diameter of each of the spherical particles is less than or equal to 1000 micrometers.

4. The secondary electron probe of claim 1 , wherein a thickness of the porous carbon material layer is in a range from 200 micrometers to 600 micrometers.

5. The secondary electron probe of claim 1 , further comprising a substrate, wherein the porous carbon material layer is located on the substrate.

6. A secondary electron detector comprising:

a secondary electron probe comprising a porous carbon material layer, wherein the porous carbon material layer consists of a plurality of carbon material particles and a plurality of micro gaps, the plurality of micro gaps are located between the plurality of carbon material particles, and the porous carbon material layer is an electronic blackbody; and

a test unit comprising a first terminal and a second terminal, wherein the first terminal is electrically coupled with the secondary electron probe, and the second terminal is grounded.

7. The secondary electron detector of claim 6 , wherein the plurality of carbon material particles are carbon fibers, carbon micron-wires, carbon nanotubes, carbon nanospheres or carbon microspheres.

8. The secondary electron detector of claim 6 , wherein the porous carbon material layer is a carbon nanotube array or a carbon nanotube network structure.

9. The secondary electron detector of claim 8 , wherein the carbon nanotube network structure is a carbon nanotube sponge, a carbon nanotube film structure, a carbon nanotube paper, or a network structure comprising a plurality of carbon nanotube wires woven or entangled with each other.

10. The secondary electron detector of claim 6 , wherein the porous carbon material layer is a super-aligned carbon nanotube array, and a height of the super-aligned carbon nanotube array is in a range from 350 micrometers to 600 micrometers.

11. A scanning electron microscope detector comprising:

a secondary electron probe comprising a porous carbon material layer, wherein the porous carbon material layer consists of a plurality of carbon material particles and a plurality of micro gaps, the plurality of micro gaps are located between the plurality of carbon material particles, and the porous carbon material layer is an electronic blackbody; and

an ammeter comprising a first terminal and a second terminal, wherein the first terminal is electrically coupled with the secondary electron probe to obtain a current value data generated by secondary electrons, and the second terminal is grounded,

wherein the secondary electron probe and the ammeter is electrically connected to an image display of a scanning electron microscope, and the image display images according to the current value obtained by the ammeter.

12. The scanning electron microscope detector of claim 11 , wherein the plurality of carbon material particles are carbon fibers, carbon micron-wires, carbon nanotubes, carbon nanospheres or carbon microspheres.

13. The scanning electron microscope detector of claim 11 , wherein the porous carbon material layer is a carbon nanotube array or a carbon nanotube network structure.

14. The scanning electron microscope detector of claim 11 , wherein the carbon nanotube network structure is a carbon nanotube sponge, a carbon nanotube film structure, a carbon nanotube paper, or a network structure comprising a plurality of carbon nanotube wires woven or entangled with each other.

15. The scanning electron microscope detector of claim 11 , wherein the porous carbon material layer is a super-aligned carbon nanotube array, and a height of the super-aligned carbon nanotube array is in a range from 350 micrometers to 600 micrometers.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 8, 2021
From: ZHANG, KE; CHEN, GUO; LIU, PENG; JIANG, KAI-LI; FAN, SHOU-SHAN
To: TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY; HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
CN 202011497831.6 · Dec 17, 2020 · national