Sample observation plate and observation apparatus
AssigneeSeiko Instruments Inc.
InventorsHiroshi Muramatsu, Katsunori Homma, Akira Egawa
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Abstract
A sample observation plate is provided which is smooth in a surface in molecular levels and cheap in price, thereby making feasible topological and optical observation in molecular levels. In a sample observation plate to be used on an apparatus for observation of topological and optical information in molecular levels, the sample observation plate is structured by bonding a crystalline thin film on a glass plate. Furthermore, using this sample observation plate, an observation apparatus is structured.
Claims30
A sample observation plate for use with an oil-immersed or water-immersed objective lens of an inverting microscope which is used for observation of topological and optical features of a sample on a molecular level, the sample observation plate comprising:
- a transparent substrate;
- and a crystalline thin film formed of a thin crystalline sheet of mica, the crystalline sheet being adhered to the transparent substrate for supporting the sample;
- wherein an overall thickness of the transparent substrate and the crystalline sheet is 0.25 mm or less.
A sample observation plate for use with an oil-immersed or water-immersed objective lens of an inverting microscope, comprising:
- a support substrate;
- and a crystalline thin film formed of a crystalline sheet of mica disposed on the support substrate;
- wherein an overall thickness of the support substrate and the crystalline sheet is 0.25 mm or less.
A sample observation plate according to claim, 25;
- further comprising an adhesive agent for bonding the at crystalline thin film to the substrate.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.