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Electron Microscopy (EM)

 

This service offers electron microscopy measurements using a Transmission Electron Microscope (TEM) and a Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM), as well as support with the relevant sample preparations.

The TEM is a JEM-2100F UHR (80kV - 200 kV) equipped with a CCD camera (2k x 2k), an image plate system (6k x 5k) and state of the art STEM (BF & DF) and EDXS systems. The SEM is a JSM-6490LV, also equipped with an EDXS system. For sample preparation a dedicated laboratory especially offers the equipment for applying modern cryo methods: a plunge freezer system VITROBOT, a high pressure freezer HPM100, a freeze substitution system AFS-II, a cryo-ultramicrotome UC7/FC7 and a freeze fracture, freeze etching and sputtering system ALTO1000 are available. For advanced physical vapor evaporations the thermo resistant and sputtering evaporator systems AUTO306 and AUTO500 are available, as well.

The services are provided for research groups within the institute as well as to the external users like other research centers or other public organization, but also to commercial companies and private people.

 

Electron Microscopy is used to study samples at the micrometer and nanometer scale in order to
- achieve images for studying sizes and shapes of the structures in a sample
- achieve element maps for studying material composition arrangements

With TEM it is possible to look inside a sample

(thickness < 100 nm)

With SEM it is possible to exclusively study its surface

(penetration depth < 10 nm)

 

 

 

For further inquiries about tariffs or conditions of the service please contact: mmoller@cicbiomagune.es