| Form: | pieces |
| Purity: | 99.999% |
| Source: | Alfa Aesar |
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| 200 µ m
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This is a reflected light micrograph of polished, carbon coated selenium.
The identifying etched label, which is a feature
of our standards, is invaluable for navigating in an electron beam instrument.
Selenium is brittle and fractures during polishing, often breaking away at the
edges of a grain, as in this case. Fortunately sufficient remains in the center.
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