The Influence Of Electron Irradiation On Electron Holography Of Focused Ion Beam Milled Gaas P-N Junctions

Electron beam irradiation is shown to significantly influence phase images recorded from focused ion beam milled GaAs p-n junction specimens examined using off-axis electron holography in the transmission electron microscope. Our results show that the use of improved electrical connections to the specimen overcomes this problem, and may allow the correct built in potential across the junction to be recovered. (c) 2007 American Institute of Physics.