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Stephant, N., Rondeau, B., Gauthier, J.-P., Cody, J. A. & Fritsch, E. (2014) Investigation of Hidden Periodic Structures on SEM Images of Opal-Like Materials Using FFT and IFFT. Scanning, 36 487–499.
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| Type de référence: Article DOI: 10.1002/sca.21144 Numéro d'identification (ISBN etc.): 0161-0457 Clé BibTeX: Stephant2014 Voir tous les détails bibliographiques  |
Catégories: MIOPS Mots-clés: autocorrelation, close-packed arrangements, fft, fourier-transforms, ifft, opal, photonic crystal, scanning microscope, sem, silica particles Créateurs: Cody, Fritsch, Gauthier, Rondeau, Stephant Collection: Scanning |
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We have developed a method to use fast Fourier transformation (FFT) and inverse fast Fourier transformation (IFFT) to investigate hidden periodic structures on SEM images. We focused on samples of natural, play-of-color opals that diffract visible light and hence are periodically structured. Conventional sample preparation by hydrofluoric acid etch was not used; untreated, freshly broken surfaces were examined at low magnification relative to the expected period of the structural features, and, the SEM was adjusted to get a very high number of pixels in the images. These SEM images were treated by software to calculate auto-correlation, FFT, and IFFT. We present how we adjusted SEM acquisition parameters for best results. We first applied our procedure on an SEM image on which the structure was obvious. Then, we applied the same procedure on a sample that must contain a periodic structure because it diffracts visible light, but on which no structure was visible on the SEM image. In both cases, we obtained clearly periodic patterns that allowed measurements of structural parameters. We also investigated how the irregularly broken surface interfered with the periodic structure to produce additional periodicity. We tested the limits of our methodology with the help of simulated images. (c) 2014 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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