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Measurement of Local Strain in Thin Aluminium Interconnects Using Convergent Beam Electron Diffraction (CBED)

Krämer et al., 1999

Document ID
1195798318462138893
Author
Krämer S
Mayer J
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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL)

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Energy filtered convergent beam electron diffraction (CBED) was used to investigate localized strain in aluminium interconnects. An analysis of the higher order Laue zone (HOLZ) line positions in CBED patterns makes it possible to measure the lattice strain with …
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