Figure 7.
TEM in situ annealing of FEBID rods grown from (hfac)Cu(VTMS). a) Dark field image of an as-deposited freestanding rod. Inset: rod apex with small Cu nanocrystals in carbonaceous matrix. b) Bright-field image of same rod after 270 °C annealing and continuous TEM observation (200 keV). Large Cu nanocrystals form inside the rod. c) Bright field image of another rod not observed during the same annealing process. Cu nanocrystals form at the outside surface of the rod.