Helium ion microscopy of Lepidoptera scales
Helium ion microscopy of Lepidoptera scales
In this report, helium ion microscopy (HIM) is used to study the micro and nano-structures responsible for structural color in the wings of two species of Lepidotera from the Papilionidae family: Papilio ulysses (Blue Mountain Butterfly) and Parides sesostris (Emerald-patched Cattleheart). Electronic charging under the beam of uncoated scales from the wings of these butterflies is successfully neutralized, leading to images displaying a large depth-of-field and a high level of surface detail, which would normally be obscured by traditional coating methods used for scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The images are compared to those from variable pressure SEM, demonstrating the superiority of HIM at high magnifications. In addition, the large depth-of-field capabilities of HIM are exploited through the creation of stereo pairs which allows the exploration of the third dimension. Furthermore, the extraction of quantitative height information which matches well with cross-sectional transmission electron microscopy (TEM) measurements from the literature is demonstrated.
helium ion microscopy, scanning electron microscopy, structural colour, charge neutralization, stereo pairs
107-120
Boden, Stuart
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Asadollahbaik, Asa
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Rutt, Harvey
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Bagnall, Darren
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27 July 2011
Boden, Stuart
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Asadollahbaik, Asa
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Rutt, Harvey
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Bagnall, Darren
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Boden, Stuart, Asadollahbaik, Asa, Rutt, Harvey and Bagnall, Darren
(2011)
Helium ion microscopy of Lepidoptera scales.
[in special issue: Helium Ion Microscopy]
Scanning, 34 (2), .
(doi:10.1002/sca.20267).
(PMID:21796646)
Abstract
In this report, helium ion microscopy (HIM) is used to study the micro and nano-structures responsible for structural color in the wings of two species of Lepidotera from the Papilionidae family: Papilio ulysses (Blue Mountain Butterfly) and Parides sesostris (Emerald-patched Cattleheart). Electronic charging under the beam of uncoated scales from the wings of these butterflies is successfully neutralized, leading to images displaying a large depth-of-field and a high level of surface detail, which would normally be obscured by traditional coating methods used for scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The images are compared to those from variable pressure SEM, demonstrating the superiority of HIM at high magnifications. In addition, the large depth-of-field capabilities of HIM are exploited through the creation of stereo pairs which allows the exploration of the third dimension. Furthermore, the extraction of quantitative height information which matches well with cross-sectional transmission electron microscopy (TEM) measurements from the literature is demonstrated.
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Submitted date: 18 May 2011
Published date: 27 July 2011
Keywords:
helium ion microscopy, scanning electron microscopy, structural colour, charge neutralization, stereo pairs
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Nanoelectronics and Nanotechnology
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Local EPrints ID: 272301
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/272301
ISSN: 0161-0457
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