The use of electron channeling contrast imaging in a scanning electron microscope to characterize defects in III-V/Si heteroexpitaxial thin films is described. This method yields similar results to plan-view transmission electron microscopy, but in significantly less time due to lack of required sample preparation.
Deitz, J. I., Carnevale, S. D., Ringel, S. A., McComb, D. W., Grassman, T. J. Electron Channeling Contrast Imaging for Rapid III-V Heteroepitaxial Characterization. J. Vis. Exp. (101), e52745, doi:10.3791/52745 (2015).