Ultrathin Carbon Support Films for Electron Microscopy
Robley C. Williams 1 and
Robert M. Glaeser 2
1 Molecular Biology and Virus Laboratory, University of California, Berkeley 94720
2 Division of Medical Physics and Donner Laboratory, University of California, Berkeley
Carbon support films only 4 to 6 angstroms thick have been made for use in electron microscopy. The determination of their thickness is based on geometrical calculation, electron scattering measurements, and elemental microanalysis.