Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) - Dual Beam SEM/FIB FEI Quanta 3D FEG

 

Available Techniques

SEM imaging - simultaneus collection of secondary electrons (SE) and backscattered electrons (BSE)

 

Gold on Carbon - SE (Left), BSE (Right)

  

 

Sum of signals SE (red), BSE (blue)

 

 

Enviromental Scanning Electron Microscopy (ESEM) - imaging of biological and non conductive samples in the water vapour enviroment up to 2700 Pa

 

  

  

 

Electrone Probe Micro-Analysis (EPMA)

 

EDX - Energy Dispersive Spectrometry

 

 

WDS - Wavelength Dispersive Spectrometry

 

 

EBSD - Electron Backscatter Diffraction

 

 

 

Nanomanipulation using Ga FIB

 

 

 

 

Preparation of the thin foil "lamella" of around 100 nm thickness for TEM imaging

 

  

  

  

 

 

Video showing lamella preparation process

(YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=vNOpzDViAhE)