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The SPLINT technique for sample preservation using liquid nitrogen transfer
Author(s) -
Love C. J.,
Cayless R. A.,
Hazell L. B.
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
surface and interface analysis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.52
H-Index - 90
eISSN - 1096-9918
pISSN - 0142-2421
DOI - 10.1002/sia.740200704
Subject(s) - liquid nitrogen , instrumentation (computer programming) , aqueous solution , sample (material) , nitrogen , analytical chemistry (journal) , splint (medicine) , chemistry , materials science , nanotechnology , computer science , chromatography , engineering , organic chemistry , operating system , structural engineering
Abstract A simple, fast and convenient cryogenic method is described for avoiding post‐treatment oxidation and preserving the sample chemistry of iron during transfer from aqueous solution to ultrahigh vacuum (UHV) surface analysis instrumentation. It is recommended that others try this method and report on its wider applicability.